Marjan Vafaian

Marjan Vafaian has been creating elaborate and detailed book illustrations for ten years. Very well-received at home in Iran, her work has also won awards at international exhibitions. She has brought a modern twist to this ancient fable, casting a woman as the merchant. She has also illustrated Bijan and Manije (2016) and Cinderella of the Nile (2018) by the awardwinning author Beverley Naidoo, published by Tiny Owl. Rumi was a thirteenth-century Persian philosopher.