Author: Attia Hosain
Publisher: Women Unlimited
ISBN: 9385606018
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
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The accidental discovery of chapters from an unfinished novel and of unpublished stories, made the publication of this anthology of Attia Hosain’s new and selected fiction an inevitability. Attia’s two worlds – the Lucknow she grew up in and the London she later lived and worked in – intersect and mesh in the stories and novel excerpts presented here, reflecting her deep and abiding concern with those caught in the cleft stick of history, and how they come to terms with it. The distinctive quality of her prose – subtle, elegant, with an uncanny ear for dialogue and sharp, yet sympathetic observation – is displayed to stunning effect as she delineates the tension and pathos of lives and societies in transition. Attia Hosain (1913-1998) was born in Lucknow and educated at La Martiniere and Isabella Thoburn College, blending an English liberal education with that of a traditional Muslim household where she was taught Persian, Urdu and Arabic. Influenced in the 1930s by the nationalist movement and the Progressive Writers’ Group in India, she became a journalist, broadcaster and writer. In 1947 she moved to England and presented her own women’s programme on the BBC Eastern Service for many years, and appeared on television and the West End stage. She is the author of Phoenix Fled, a collection of short stories, and Sunlight on a Broken Column, a novel.
Author: A. Sajida Begum
Publisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1946436461
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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What happens when life throws at you the most terrible moments and you still must smile and live as if your world is perfect? How would one feel when one’s own father disowns the family for love of another woman? Life is a strange thing. It mocks people with their own dreams and desires. Be a part of this beautiful journey where a young boy takes all the difficulties in life as challenges and overcomes them with sheer hard work and passion, all to keep his family happy. Discover the undying love towards parents, the innumerable sacrifices of a father, the humility of a man whose kindness and honesty were remarkable. From being an angry boy to a sober man, Abdul Nabi’s life takes strange turns and turns him into a tough lad. For many, he just remained a common man with common dreams. But for some he remained a hero. A hero who saved their little world.
Author: Attia Hosain
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788188965762
Category : Short stories, Indic (English)
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Author: TRAVELLER.
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Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Category : Earth sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Author: James Dugdale
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 814
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Author: Ireland. [Appendix. - Travel & Topography.]
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Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 616
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Author: [Anonymus AC09922653]
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Languages : en
Pages : 612
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Languages : en
Pages : 616
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Author: John Brynildsen
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1248
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