The Sixth River: A Journal from the Partition of India - Paperback
by Fikr Taunsvi
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Availability:In StockContributor:Fikr Taunsvi, Maaz Bin Bilal (Translator)Publish date:2019-08-10Pages:186
Language:EnglishPublisher:Speaking Tiger BooksISBN-13:9789389231175ISBN-10:9389231175UPC:9789389231175Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Literary Figures, Memoirs, PoliticalSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4211Product ID:SCRM70Y89H
The Sixth River: A Journal from the Partition of India
Deftly combining social satire with political critique, Taunsvi anticipates Manto's Partition fiction, written after 1948... The Sixth River is a most welcome addition to the burgeoning personal narratives on Punjab's and India's partition.' --Ayesha Jalal, Mary Richardson Professor of History, Tufts University
The Partition of India in 1947 left millions displaced amidst indiscriminate murders,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Speaking Tiger BooksISBN-13:9789389231175ISBN-10:9389231175UPC:9789389231175Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Literary Figures, Memoirs, PoliticalSize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.4211Product ID:SCRM70Y89H
Taunsvi, Fikr: - 'Fikr Taunsvi' was the pen name of Ram Lal Bhatia (7 October 1918-12 September 1987), a noted Urdu satirist and columnist, born in Taunsa Sharif, which now lies in Pakistan. He is most well-known for his popular column of social satire, 'Pyaz ke Chhilke', or 'Onion Skins', that he wrote for the Urdu daily 'Milap'. Fikr published over twenty books in Urdu, including 'Chhata Darya,...
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