Once upon a time – yet always just ahead of us – three seekers from the corners of the world set out in search of something they could scarcely name: a hidden reality, a truth so deep it shimmered beyond reach.

In this mesmerizing tale, master storyteller Idries Shah weaves the journey of Yak, Do, and Se – three wandering dervishes whose paths twist through absurdity, mystery, and revelation. One meets fools who fear melons.

Another searches for a mirror that barely exists. The third waits in a village called Whirlpool for a jinn who doesn’t like to be disturbed.

But what begins as a seemingly whimsical fable soon reveals itself as something more: a profound meditation on the nature of understanding, the folly of imitation, and the unseen architecture of wisdom.

Adapted from an ancient Sufi teaching-story and attributed to the elusive Murad Shami, The Three Dervishes is more than a tale – it is in actual fact a door.

As with all true stories of its kind, those who approach it lightly may find nothing at all… while those who return once, and yet return again, may just glimpse the Deep Knowledge for which the dervishes so earnestly yearned.

Intended for both adults and thoughtful young readers, this book speaks differently to each heart. It entertains, yes – but it also awakens, challenges, and invites.

Come sit with the dervishes because the story is waiting.