A chronicle of the peacocks : stories of partition, exile and lost memories

Author(s)

• Intiẓār Ḥusain

Bibliographic Information

A chronicle of the peacocks : stories of partition, exile and lost memories

by Intizar Husain ; translated from Urdu by Alok Bhalla, Vishwamitter Adil

Oxford University Press, 2002

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Intizar Husain is one of the most important modern short story writers writing in Urdu. This volume gathers together 15 of his stories, all drawing imaginatively upon the rich narrative traditions of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist mythologies. Together they explore what constitutes a culture common to India and Pakistan. The volume also includes an introduction and an interview with Husain.

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Details

• NCID: BA6862573X
• ISBN:
  • 019566034X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: urd
• Place of Publication: New Delhi ; Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 257 p
• Size: 22 cm.
• Classification:
  • DC22 : 891.439371
  • NDC9 : 319.25
• Subject Headings:
  • BLSH : Intiẓār Ḥusain, 1925
  • LCSH : Authors, Urdu -- Pakistan -- Biography
  • LCSH : India -- History -- Partition, 1947 -- Personal narratives