Overview
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
- | Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- | Publication Date: Jul 20, 1995
- | Number of Pages: 128 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0870239759
- | ISBN-13: 9780870239755
