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Basharat and his family are Indian Muslims who have relocated to Pakistan, but who remain deeply steeped in the nostalgia of pre-Partition life in India. Through Mirages of the Mind's absurd anecdotes and unforgettable biographical sketches-which hide the deeper unease and sorrow of the family's journey from Kanpur to Karachi-Basharet emerges as a wise fool, and the host of this unique sketch comedy. From humorous scenes in colonial north India, to the heartbreak and homesickness of post-colonial life in Pakistan, Mirages of the Mind forms an authentic portrait of life among South Asia's Urdu speakers, rendered beautifully into English by Matt Reeck and Aftab Ahmad.
Basharat and his family are Indian Muslims who have relocated to Pakistan, but who remain deeply steeped in the nostalgia of pre-Partition life in India. Through Mirages of the Mind's absurd anecdotes and unforgettable biographical sketches-which hide the deeper unease and sorrow of the family's journey from Kanpur to Karachi-Basharet emerges as a wise fool, and the host of this unique sketch comedy. From humorous scenes in colonial north India, to the heartbreak and homesickness of post-colonial life in Pakistan, Mirages of the Mind forms an authentic portrait of life among South Asia's Urdu speakers, rendered beautifully into English by Matt Reeck and Aftab Ahmad.
Über den Autor
Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi (b. 1923) is the author of four books, and has received the Hilal-i-Imtiaz and the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, two of the most coveted arts awards in Pakistan.
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Erscheinungsjahr: | 2015 |
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Genre: | Importe, Romane & Erzählungen |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9780811224130 |
ISBN-10: | 0811224139 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Yousufi, Mushtaq Ahmed |
Übersetzung: |
Reeck, Matt
Ahmad, Aftab |
Hersteller: | New Directions Publishing Corporation |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 203 x 136 x 38 mm |
Von/Mit: | Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.07.2015 |
Gewicht: | 0,503 kg |
Über den Autor
Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi (b. 1923) is the author of four books, and has received the Hilal-i-Imtiaz and the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, two of the most coveted arts awards in Pakistan.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2015 |
---|---|
Genre: | Importe, Romane & Erzählungen |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9780811224130 |
ISBN-10: | 0811224139 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Yousufi, Mushtaq Ahmed |
Übersetzung: |
Reeck, Matt
Ahmad, Aftab |
Hersteller: | New Directions Publishing Corporation |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 203 x 136 x 38 mm |
Von/Mit: | Mushtaq Ahmed Yousufi |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.07.2015 |
Gewicht: | 0,503 kg |
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