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Selected Poems of Faiz Ahmed Faiz (Lockert Library of Poetry in Translation)

By Faiz Ahmad Faiz,Faiz Ahmed Faiz,Naomi Lazard

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Publish Date

December 1987

Publisher

Princeton Univ Pr

Language

eng

Pages

160

Description:

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.