The Madness of Waiting
by Hadi Ruswa Muhammad ; Shandilya, Krupa and Shahid, Taimoor
Edition statement:1st Published by : Zubaan Books (New Delhi) Physical details: 97,1-26 Pages 21x13 cm | HB ISBN:9789381017708.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Fiction | 891.4393 H125M 2012 (Browse shelf) | Available | 35340 |
Published in March of 1899, Muhammad Hadi Ruswa's famous novel, Umrao Jaan Ada created a sensation when it came out, with its candid account of the life of Umrao Jaan, a semi-fictional, possibly real, courtesan in the North Indian city of Lucknow. What is less known, however, is that a month after he wrote Umrao Jaan Ada, Ruswa penned a short text, a novella entitled Junun-e-Intezar, in which Umrao avenges herself on her creator, Ruswa, by narrating the story of his life. Blurring the lines between truth and fiction, narrator and character, this clever narrative strategy gives the courtesan a voice
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