Angaaray - Brossura

Shingavi, Snehal

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0143444611 ISBN 13: 9780143444619

Casa editrice: India Penguin, 2018

Riassunto

First published in 1932, this slim volume of short stories created a firestorm of public outrage for its bold attack on the hypocrisy of conservative Islam and British colonialism. Inspired by British modernists like Woolf and Joyce as well as the Indian independence movement, the four young trailblazers who penned this collection were eager to revolutionize Urdu literature. Instead, they invited the wrath of the establishment: the book was burned in protest and then banned by the British authorities. Nevertheless, <i>Angaaray</i> spawned a new generation of Urdu writers and gave birth to the Progressive Writers' Association, whose members included, among others, stalwarts like Chughtai, Manto, Premchand and Faiz. This edition also provides a compelling account of the furore surrounding this explosive collection.

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Informazioni sull?autore

<b>Snehal Shingavi</b> is associate professor of English at the University of Texas, Austin, where he specializes in teaching South Asian literatures in English, Hindi and Urdu. He is the author of <i>The Mahatma Misunderstood</i>, and has translated to wide acclaim the iconic short-story collection <i>Angaaray</i> as well as Bhisham Sahni's memoir <i>Today's Pasts</i>. Most recently, he has co-translated Agyeya's <i>Shekhar: A Life</i> with Vasudha Dalmia.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: India Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0143444611
• ISBN 13: 9780143444619
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208
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