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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 hi...

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Main Author: Faiz, Faiz Ahmad, 1911-
Other Authors: Agha, Shahid Ali, 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Urdu
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 1995.
Edition:Rev. ed.
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Summary: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. He was also a professor of English literature, a distinguished editor and a major figure in the Afro-Asian writer's movement. 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.
Item Description:Translated from Urdu.
English and Urdu on opposite pages.
Physical Description:xxvi, 102 p. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:0870239759