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Beschreibung
Umrao Jan Ada, published more than a hundred years ago, was the first novel to be written in Urdu. It tells the story of a courtesan fromucknow, a woman of great charm who was also a brilliant poet and singer. Documented by a close friend and dictated by Umrao Jan herself, the novel weaves the courtesan''s story with interspersions of poetry, exploration of social dynamics and the author''s radical subtext with regard to patriarchal double standards. Umrao Jan Ada is perhaps one of the most enigmatic figures in South Asianiterature. The exploration of her story is an attempt to capture the essence of what it meant to be a courtesan in nineteenth-century India.
Umrao Jan Ada, published more than a hundred years ago, was the first novel to be written in Urdu. It tells the story of a courtesan fromucknow, a woman of great charm who was also a brilliant poet and singer. Documented by a close friend and dictated by Umrao Jan herself, the novel weaves the courtesan''s story with interspersions of poetry, exploration of social dynamics and the author''s radical subtext with regard to patriarchal double standards. Umrao Jan Ada is perhaps one of the most enigmatic figures in South Asianiterature. The exploration of her story is an attempt to capture the essence of what it meant to be a courtesan in nineteenth-century India.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 1996
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9788171673117
ISBN-10: 8171673112
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Rusva, H. M.
Hersteller: Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 197 x 131 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: H. M. Rusva
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.12.1996
Gewicht: 0,19 kg
Artikel-ID: 130893347

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