An elusive dawn

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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. He was also a professor of English literature, a distinguished editor and a major figure in the Afro-Asian writer's movement. 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.

subjects: Translation into English,  Translations into English,  Urdu poetry,  Poetry,  Faiz, Faiz Ahmad,,  General,  Works by individual poets: from c 1900 -,  1911-1984,  1911-,  Faióz, Faióz Aòhmad,,  Poetry (poetic works by one author),  Urdu Poets,  Biography,  Bilingual books,  Urdu

People: Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911-),  Faiz̤ Aḥmad Faiz̤ (1911-1984)