A Thousand Yearnings: A Book of Urdu Poetry and Prose - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ralph Russell (Translator), Marion Molteno (Editor)Publish date:2017-08-05Pages:408
Language:EnglishPublisher:Speaking Tiger BooksISBN-13:9789386702166ISBN-10:9386702169UPC:9789386702166Book Category:Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:AsianBook Topic:IndicSize:8.00 x 5.25 x 0.84 inchesWeight:0.9304Product ID:SCHNZ0E5CZ
A Thousand Yearnings: A Book of Urdu Poetry and Prose
For many people, Urdu is indelibly associated with a bygone era: the cultural renaissance of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in the face of colonial oppression, heady mushairas and romantic poetry. For others, it brings to mind the gritty prose of the Progressive Writers portraying the grim social realities of the mid-twentieth century.
In this luminous collection of Urdu poetry and prose,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Speaking Tiger BooksISBN-13:9789386702166ISBN-10:9386702169UPC:9789386702166Book Category:Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:AsianBook Topic:IndicSize:8.00 x 5.25 x 0.84 inchesWeight:0.9304Product ID:SCHNZ0E5CZ
Russell, Ralph: - 'Ralph Russell' (1918-2008) has been widely recognized as the greatest western scholar of Urdu. Khushwant Singh described him as 'the most revered name of interpreters of Ghalib's life and works'. He headed the Urdu department at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London for thirty years, and was a popular visiting scholar in India and Pakistan. His...
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