Common themes in Khayyam Neyshaburi’s quatrains and Christian Bobin’s books

The influence studies are one of the branches of comparative literature researches which have managed lots of projects all around the world. By verifying the analogy and the difference between the different authors and their books, these studies provide some information about their influence over each other. We analyze, therefore, Omar Khayyam’s influence; poet of ancient Persian literature, on Christian Bobin, contemporary French writer, by studying the quatrains’ themes in Bobin’s translated books in Iran and we apply a comparative-analytical method. The passage of time and instability, making a profit from present and importance of happiness in our life, importance of God’s presence and nihilism constitute the most principal themes in Khayyam Neyshaburi’s quatrains. Christian Bobin’s familiarity with this poet and Khayyam’s influence on French author bring about Persian poet’s presence in Bobin’s books. Despite some differences between these two literary figures, there are lots of analogies concerning the appearance of these common themes in their books.