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From: "Sharma, Priyanka" <Priyanka.Sharma@in.penguingroup.com> Mon, 20 Oct '14 4:42p
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Meet acclaimed writer SHAMSUR RAHMAN FARUQI,The author of The Mirror of Beauty
at the launch of his much-anticipated novel
THE SUN THAT ROSE FROM THE EARTH
Please find more details about the event enclosed. RSVP at invitation@in.penguingroup.com
About the author:
Acclaimed writer Shamsur Rahman Faruqi is also modern Urdu’s most celebrated critic. He was editor and publisher of the highly regarded literary journal Shabkhoon, and is the author of a landmark four-volume study of the poet Mir Taqi Mir, and another four-volume work on Urdu’s immense oral romance, Dastan e Amir Hamza. He received the prestigious Saraswati Samman in 1996 for his contribution to Urdu literature. Faruqi’s magnificent novel The Mirror of Beauty was published to great acclaim in 2013.
About the Book:
A young Rajput orphaned by the revolt of 1857 travels many years later from Cawnpore to Delhi to get the Divan of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib autographed by the great poet himself. Beni Madho Ruswa is entranced by the poet’s radiant presence. Young Mir Taqi Mir, a rising star in the world of poetry, meets the first great love of his life, Nurus Saadat, an exquisite beauty from Isfahan. A tumultuous love affair follows, accompanied by ravishing verse. Aspiring poet and wealthy businessman Darbari Mal Vafa pays a visit to Lucknow and learns of the life and work of the poet Shaikh Mushafi through the stories told by his widow.
Poets and poetry occupy centre stage in the fabulous stories of The Sun that Rose from the Earth, set in the great cities of north India and spanning the glittering age of the Mughals. Brilliantly reimagined by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, the poets—historical figures ranging from Ghalib, Mirza Jan-e Janan, Budh Singh Qalandar, Amir Khan Anjam, Mir, Kishan Chand Ikhlas, Haidar Ali Atash, Mushafi and many more—compose remarkable poems, find patrons, make love, fight their enemies and make their living.
Thanks!
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Priyanka Sharma
Penguin Books India
Penguin Random House
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