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by Intizar Husain,Alok Bhalla,Vishwamitar Adil


Intiz̤ār Ḥusain, 1925-2016,Bhalla, Alok,Adil, Vishwamitter.

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by Intizar Husain (Author), Alok Bhalla (Translator), Vishwamitar Adil (Translator) & 0 more. Intizar Husain is one of the most important modern short story writers writing in Urdu.

A Chronicle of the Peacocks book. Intizar Husain is the most important modern short story writer in Urdu. Intizar Husain is the most important modern short story. This volume gathers together fifteen of his stories, all drawing imaginatively upon the rich narrative traditions of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist mythologies. The volume also includes an introduction and an interview with Husain.

Stories of Partition, Exile and Lost Memories. One gets the impression that in A Chronicle of the Peacocks Intizar Husain is trying to dig into some other reality than the quotidian one we face. A selection of stories originally published in Urdu between 1952 and 1999. Translated by Alok Bhalla and Vishwamitar Adil. With an Introduction by Alok Bhalla. Includes an Interview with the author. And that ain't a cakewalk, buddy ) Intizar Husain's stories often tread that twilight zone between fable and parable.

Intiz?a?r H?usain, 1925-. Uniform Title: Short stories. xviii, 257 p. ;, 23 cm. Personal Name: Bhalla, Alok. Personal Name: Adil, Vishwamitar.

A Chronicle of the Peacocks by Intizar Husain, November 12, 2004, Oxford University Press . A Chronicle of the Peacocks. Stories of Partition, Exile and Lost Memories. Prefer the physical book? Check nearby libraries with: WorldCat.

A Chronicle of the Peacocks. Published November 12, 2004 by Oxford University Press, USA.

A Chronicle of the Peacocks: Stories of Partition, Exile and Lost Memories By Intizar Husain Tr by Alok Bhalla and Vishwamitter Adil Oxford Price: Rs 395, Pages: 257. It is fitting that peacocks should figure in the book's title for in Intizar Husain's world birds are wiser than humans. Here, the short stories of this eminent Urdu author are beautifully framed by Alok Bhalla's thoughtful introduction and a fascinating interview with Husain

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Oxford University Press. Stories like The Jungle of the Gonds, Barium Carbonate and A Letter from India, not only enact Husain s nightmare about the Partition, but are also examples of how atrocious our lives can become when our social, moral and religious imagination fails. For example, The City of Sorrows contains repeated instances of brutal and degrading horror. Nevertheless, Husain attempts to retrieve all that was good in pre-Partition India, all the while analysing the causes of evil within man and his circumstances.

A Chronicle of the Peacocks Stories of Partition, Exile and Lost Memories by Intizar Husain, Translator-Alok Bhalla, ar Adil, Intiẓār Ḥusain, Vishwamitter Adil Hardcover, 257 Pages.

A Chronicle of the Peacocks Stories of Partition, Exile and Lost Memories by Intizar Husain, Translator-Alok Bhalla, ar Adil, Intiẓār Ḥusain, Vishwamitter Adil Hardcover, 257 Pages, Published 2003 by Oxford University Press, Usa ISBN-13: 978-0-19-566034-0, ISBN: 0-19-566034-X.

Intizar Husain is the most important modern short story writer in Urdu. This volume gathers together fifteen of his stories, all drawing imaginatively upon the rich narrative traditions of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist mythologies. The volume also includes an introduction and an interview with Husain.
A Chronicle of the Peacocks: Stories of Partition, Exile and Lost Memories ebook
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Intizar Husain,Alok Bhalla,Vishwamitar Adil
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