{"product_id":"karbala-nishat-zaidi-9780190132637","title":"Karbala: A Historical Play by Premchand","description":"In seventh-century Arabia, Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussain, \u003cbr\u003esacrificed his life and his family members and companions in the desert of\u003cbr\u003eKarbala, Iraq, to resist the debauched ruler Yazid. In twentieth-century India, \u003cbr\u003ewhen the communal conflict was at its peak, Premchand wrote a play about this\u003cbr\u003epivotal event of Islamic history and transformed it into a nationalist narrative.\u003cbr\u003eThis first-ever English translation of Premchand's outstanding play Karbala\u003cbr\u003e(1924) is an illuminating blend of historical facts and imagination. It reveals\u003cbr\u003ePremchand's profound understanding of the communal conflict in early\u003cbr\u003etwentieth-century India and his unique way of imagining the nation, in tune\u003cbr\u003ewith Gandhian principles of communal harmony and co-existence of religion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nishat Zaidi, Premchand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190132639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190132637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.67h x 5.97w x 0.69d","brand":"Nishat Zaidi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44069578965247,"sku":"9780190132637","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_345fdadb-b706-44f2-a551-0fae8ec5a4f2.jpg?v=1685425441","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/karbala-nishat-zaidi-9780190132637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}