Madness of waiting /
Published in March of 1899, Muhammad Hadi Ruswa's famous novel, Umrao Jaan Ada created a sensation when it came out, with its candid account of the life of Umrao Jaan, a semi-fictional, possibly real, courtesan in the North Indian city of Lucknow. What is less known, however, is that a month a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Delhi :
Zubaan Books,
2012.
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| Summary: | Published in March of 1899, Muhammad Hadi Ruswa's famous novel, Umrao Jaan Ada created a sensation when it came out, with its candid account of the life of Umrao Jaan, a semi-fictional, possibly real, courtesan in the North Indian city of Lucknow. What is less known, however, is that a month after he wrote Umrao Jaan Ada, Ruswa penned a short text, a novella entitled Junun-e-Intezar, in which Umrao avenges herself on her creator, Ruswa, by narrating the story of his life. Blurring the lines between truth and fiction, narrator and character, this clever narrative strategy gives the courtesan a voice. |
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| Item Description: | Contains both the Urdu text and its English translation. |
| Physical Description: | 97 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-38). |
| ISBN: | 9381017700 9789381017708 |