Belles-Lettres: Writings of Hijab Imtiaz Ali
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ISBN:
9780190132644
Publication date:
10/06/2023
Paperback
128 pages
Price: 895.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780190132644
Publication date:
10/06/2023
Paperback
128 pages
Sascha A. Akhtar
The book is a collection of set pieces that are inter-linked, not in any direct way, but through thematic elements. At the heart of it, it is a metaphysical work with contemplations on life, death, and the nature of existence. The non-linear, fragmentary form of this work is very different from what Hijab Imtiaz Ali's contemporaries were writing, and suggests that Ali was at the forefront of Urdu Modernist literature.
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Sascha A. Akhtar
Description
This work is a translation of Hijab Imtiaz Ali's work 'Adab-e-Zareen' (1936) that contains 47 pieces of short writings that, although Ali herself categorized as short stories, are more in the nature of prose-poems that dwell on metaphysical themes of life, death, and the nature of existence. The pieces in the work are interlinked through similar strands like an exaltation of nature, a strong sense of time, and a Muslim woman writer's delineations on the act of writing, the need for isolation and solace. The non-linear, fragmentary form of this work is very different from what Ali's contemporaries were writing, and suggests that she was at the forefront of Urdu modernist literature.
About the editor:
Hijab Imtiaz Ali (Author) was a prominent Urdu literary figure. In her seven-decade-long writing career, she wrote several short stories, novels, and plays. Known as 'The Queen of Urdu Romanticism', Ali was a pioneer writer from Pakistan. With her book of short stories, 'Belles-Lettres', she appears to have been at the forefront of Urdu Modernist literature, before there was such a thing.
Sascha Aurora Akhtar (Translator) is an English-language poet and fiction writer with many publications to her name. She teaches poetry, mentors poets, and works as an editor. Her debut fiction, 'Of Necessity and Wanting', was shortlisted for the UBL Prize 2021 for literary excellence.
Sascha A. Akhtar
Sascha A. Akhtar
Description
This work is a translation of Hijab Imtiaz Ali's work 'Adab-e-Zareen' (1936) that contains 47 pieces of short writings that, although Ali herself categorized as short stories, are more in the nature of prose-poems that dwell on metaphysical themes of life, death, and the nature of existence. The pieces in the work are interlinked through similar strands like an exaltation of nature, a strong sense of time, and a Muslim woman writer's delineations on the act of writing, the need for isolation and solace. The non-linear, fragmentary form of this work is very different from what Ali's contemporaries were writing, and suggests that she was at the forefront of Urdu modernist literature.
About the editor:
Hijab Imtiaz Ali (Author) was a prominent Urdu literary figure. In her seven-decade-long writing career, she wrote several short stories, novels, and plays. Known as 'The Queen of Urdu Romanticism', Ali was a pioneer writer from Pakistan. With her book of short stories, 'Belles-Lettres', she appears to have been at the forefront of Urdu Modernist literature, before there was such a thing.
Sascha Aurora Akhtar (Translator) is an English-language poet and fiction writer with many publications to her name. She teaches poetry, mentors poets, and works as an editor. Her debut fiction, 'Of Necessity and Wanting', was shortlisted for the UBL Prize 2021 for literary excellence.
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