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  • A Map of Longings

    Life and Works of Agha Shahid Ali

    by Manan Kapoor ...
    This first definitive biography of Agha Shahid Ali offers a rich portrait of the poet and the world he inhabited. "A scintillating portrait of one of the finest poets of the late 20th century"-Ranjit Hoskote "Manan Kapoor's immersive study returns the poet to his roots, which are inescapably Indian-there's no other word for the syncretic mastery of the Hindi, Urdu and English traditions that ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • A Map of Longings

    The Life and Works of Agha Shahid Ali

    by Manan Kapoor ...
    The beautifully written first biography of one of the world’s finest twentieth-century poetsAgha Shahid Ali (1949–2001) was one of the most celebrated American poets of the latter twentieth century, and his works have touched millions of lives around the world. Traversing multiple geographies, cultures, religions, and traditions, he mapped the varied landscapes of the Indian subcontinent and the ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • A Map of Longings

    The Life and Works of Agha Shahid Ali

    by Manan Kapoor ...
    The beautifully written first biography of one of the world’s finest twentieth-century poetsAgha Shahid Ali (1949–2001) was one of the most celebrated American poets of the latter twentieth century, and his works have touched millions of lives around the world. Traversing multiple geographies, cultures, religions, and traditions, he mapped the varied landscapes of the Indian subcontinent and the ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

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  • The Persistence of Memory

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    Some journeys exist in the mind. Bir Bahadur Singh is haunted by the longing to return. Forced to leave his village in Pakistan during Partition in traumaticcircumstances, he makes the journey back, fifty-four years later, to pick up the connections from that long past time. In that wrenching journey, he meets his old friend who now lives in his childhood home and exchanges banter with him and ... Read more

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  • Being Pakistani

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    by Raza Rumi ...
    How different is Pakistan's culture from that of India? Exploring various aspects of the arts, literature and heritage of Pakistan, Raza Rumi argues that culture in Pakistan is not particularly unique to the nation, but rather a part of the cultural identities shared by South Asians. From the songs of Kabir and the ballads of Bulleh Shah to the cult of the feminine in the Sindh region, Rumi takes ... Read more

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  • Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie (Book Analysis)

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    by Bright Summaries ...
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    Unlock the more straightforward side of Midnight’s Children with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie, a powerful portrait of the diversity and richness of Indian culture as embodied by the eponymous “midnight children”, all of whom were born at the moment India became independent and who therefore ... Read more

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  • Rumi - Past and Present, East and West

    The Life, Teachings, and Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi

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    The definitive study of the world's bestselling poetDrawing on a vast array of sources, from writings of the poet himself to the latest scholarly literature, this new anniversary edition of the award-winning work examines the background, the legacy, and the continuing significance of Jalâl al-Din Rumi, today’s bestselling poet in the United States. With new translations of over fifty of Rumi’s ... Read more

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  • The Pity of Partition

    Manto's Life, Times, and Work across the India-Pakistan Divide

    by Ayesha Jalal ...
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    A history of partition seen through the life and fiction of one of the subcontinent's most important modern writersSaadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955) was an established Urdu short story writer and a rising screenwriter in Bombay at the time of India's partition in 1947, and he is perhaps best known for the short stories he wrote following his migration to Lahore in newly formed Pakistan. Today Manto ... Read more

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  • Development of Urdu Language and Literature Under the Shadow of the British in India

    Under the Shadow of the British in India

    by Dr. Nazir M. Gill ...
    The main subject under discussion in this book is DEVELOPMENT OF URDU LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE BRITISH IN INDIA. The writers hope is that it will throw fresh light on the subject and facilitate more understanding for the western readers. It is not a comprehensive survey, although, it deals with individual thinkers, and their contribution to Urdu literature between modernism ... Read more

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  • Indian Feminism

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  • The Mahfouz Dialogs

    by Gamal al-Ghitani ...
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