The rebel's silhouette: selected poems

by Faīz, Faīz Aḥmad

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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 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 m…

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  • Full title :The rebel's silhouette : selected poems / Faiz Ahmed Faiz ; translated with a new introduction by Agha Shahid Ali.

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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 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.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1995.
  • Edition:Rev. ed

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  • Description:1 online resource (xxvi, 102 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • oclc:ocn604587609
  • LC Classification:PK2199.F255
  • Dewey Decimal:891/.43917

Subjects

Translations Urdu poetry Urdu poetry -- Translations into English

Writers

Faīz, Faīz Aḥmad Agha, Shahid Ali

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