"Transformed into Lowland Scots, Rab Wilson's version of the 'The Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam' leaves behind the souks, bazaars and taverns of medieval Persia and transports us to the bustling urban scenes of modern, inner-city Scotland. Join the flotsam and jetsam of a teeming underclass as they tell us of their regrets, their joys and their hopes, and realise that essentially nothing has really changed for any of us over the centuries." -- Back cover.