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The Rebel's Silhouette: Selected Poems

The Rebel's Silhouette: Selected Poems - Paperback

by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
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Availability:In StockContributor:Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Agha Shahid Ali (Translator)Publish date:1995-07-20Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9780870239755ISBN-10:870239759UPC:9780870239755Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:AsianSize:9.04 x 6.05 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC0TVDQNEE
Born in India and considered the leading poet on the South Asian subcontinent, Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984) was a two-time Nobel nominee and winner of the 1962 Lenin Peace Prize. His evening readings in Hindi/Urdu-speaking regions drew thousands of listeners. Associated with the Communist party in his youth, Faiz became an outspoken poet in opposition to the Pakistani government. This volume offers a selection of Faiz's poetry in a bilingual Urdu/English edition with a new introduction by poet and translator Agha Shahid Ali.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9780870239755ISBN-10:870239759UPC:9780870239755Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:AsianSize:9.04 x 6.05 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC0TVDQNEE
Faiz Ahmed Faiz was not only a prize-winning poet, but also a professor of English Literature, a distinguished editor, and a major figure in the Afro-Asian writer's movement.Agha Shahid Ali is on the M.F.A poetry faculty at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His most recent books of poetry are A Nostalgist's Map of America and The Beloved Witness: Selected Poems.
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press

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Revised Edition

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Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Agha Shahid Ali (Translator)

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Faiz Ahmed Faiz

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