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Shahkar-e Adab
This book gives the reader a glimpse of classical writings in Urdu through selections from rare texts preserved in a single private collection. It includes poetry and prose, novels and qissas which range from realism to fantasy. The reader becomes privy to the banquet of the last Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar, the magic-tilism of Serendip, the household of Avadh ashraaf and much more. For Urdu lovers to enjoy the language, there are transliterations of all the pieces. Finally, to complete the aural and visual feast are illustrations which conjure the magic, right before the human eye.
144 pages, Paperback
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