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The Adventures of Amir Hamza
Special abridged edition
Series: Modern Library Classics
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Ideal for readers who enjoy historical fiction infused with magic and adventure, and fans of works like The Arabian Nights and the epic sagas of Homer. Suitable for those interested in Indo-Persian culture and classic heroic tales.
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For fans of The Arabian Nights and Shahnameh (Book of Kings), a skilfully abridged trade paperback of a major, magical, Indo-Persian epic.
Here is a special abridged English translation of a major Indo-Persian epic: a panoramic tale of magic and passion, a classic hero's odyssey that has captivated much of the world. It is the spellbinding story of Amir Hamza, the adventurer who in the service of the Persian emperor defeats many enemies, loves many women, and converts hundreds of infidels to the True Faith before finding his way back to his first love.
In Musharraf Ali Farooqi's remarkable abridged rendition, this masterwork is captured with all its colourful action and fantastic elements intact. Appreciated as the seminal Islamic epic or enjoyed as a sweeping tale as rich and inventive as Homer's epic sagas, The Adventures of Amir Hamza is a true literary treasure.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780812977448
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 February 2012
Country: United States
Imprint: Modern Library Inc
Contributors:
- Translated by Musharraf Ali Farooqi
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 204.0mm
Weight: 465g
Pages: 560
About the Author
Ghalib Lakhnavi was a writer and poet who worked in India in the nineteenth century. His only known work is the one-volume Dastan-e Amir Hamza (1855). Abdullah Bilgrami taught Arabic in Kanpur, India. His only known work besides his enlargement of Ghalib Lakhnavi's Dastan-e Amir Hamza (1871) is a leaflet on the game of chess written in 1882. Musharraf Ali Farooqi has translated the magical fantasy epic Hoshruba and works of the contemporary Urdu poet Afzal Ahmed Syed. He is currently working on the Urdu Project, an online resource for the study of Urdu language and literature.
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