Born in India and considered the leading poet on the South Asian subcontinent, Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984) was a two-time Nobel nominee and winner of the 1962 Lenin Peace Prize. His evening readings in Hindi/Urdu-speaking regions drew thousands of listeners. Associated with the Communist party in his youth, Faiz became an outspoken poet in opposition to the Pakistani government. This volume offers a selection of Faiz's poetry in a bilingual Urdu/English edition with a new introduction by poet and translator Agha Shahid Ali.
- ISBN10 087905378X
- ISBN13 9780879053789
- Publish Date 31 December 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 November 1994
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Gibbs M. Smith Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 112
- Language English