The Rebel's Silhouette: Selected Poems by Faiz, Faiz Ahmed

The Rebel's Silhouette: Selected Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780870239755)

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The Rebel's Silhouette: Selected Poems by Faiz, Faiz Ahmed

The Rebel's Silhouette: Selected Poems

$22.95
The Rebel's Silhouette: Selected Poems by Faiz, Faiz Ahmed

The Rebel's Silhouette: Selected Poems

$22.95
Format: Paperback
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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. 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.

Author: Faiz Ahmed Faiz
ISBN-10: 0870239759
ISBN-13: 9780870239755
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Language: English
Published: 07/20/1995
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.05w x 0.40d
By Faiz Ahmed Faiz
By Faiz Ahmed Faiz
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz was not only a prize-winning poet, but also a professor of English Literature, a distinguished editor, and a major figure in the Afro-Asian writer's movement.Agha Shahid Ali is on the M.F.A poetry faculty at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His most recent books of poetry are A Nostalgist's Map of America and The Beloved Witness: Selected Poems.

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