Baburnama (Modern Library): Memoirs of Babur, Prince and Emperor (Modern Library Classics) - Softcover

Wheeler M. Thackston (translator); Salman Rushdie (introduction)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375761373 ISBN 13: 9780375761379

Publisher: Modern Library Inc, 2002

Synopsis

Both an official chronicle and the highly personal memoir of the emperor Babur (1483 1530), The Baburnama presents a vivid and extraordinarily detailed picture of life in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India during the late-fifteenth and early-sixteenth centuries. Babur s honest and intimate chronicle is the first autobiography in Islamic literature, written at a time when there was no historical precedent for a personal narrative now in a sparkling new translation by Islamic scholar Wheeler Thackston. This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes notes, indices, maps, and illustrations. Since 1917 The Modern Library prides itself as The modern Library of the world s Best Books . Featuring introductions by leading writers, stunning translations, scholarly endnotes and reading group guides. Production values emphasize superior quality and readability. Competitive prices, coupled with exciting cover design make these an ideal gift to be cherished by the avid reader.

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About the Author

Wheeler M. Thackston is professor of the Practice in Persian and Other Near Eastern Languages at Harvard University, where he has taught for twenty years. Salman Rushdie is the author of Midnight s Children (winner of the Booker Prize) and Fury, among others. His latest book is Step Across This Line.

From the Back Cover

Both an official chronicle and the highly personal memoir of the emperor Babur (1483-1530), "The Baburnama presents a vivid and extraordinarily detailed picture of life in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India during the late-fifteenth and early-sixteenth centuries. Babur's honest and intimate chronicle is the first autobiography in Islamic literature, written at a time when there was no historical precedent for a personal narrative--now in a sparkling new translation by Islamic scholar Wheeler Thackston.
This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes notes, indices, maps, and illustrations.

From the Inside Flap

cial chronicle and the highly personal memoir of the emperor Babur (1483 1530), The Baburnama presents a vivid and extraordinarily detailed picture of life in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India during the late-fifteenth and early-sixteenth centuries. Babur s honest and intimate chronicle is the first autobiography in Islamic literature, written at a time when there was no historical precedent for a personal narrative now in a sparkling new translation by Islamic scholar Wheeler Thackston.

This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes notes, indices, maps, and illustrations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Modern Library Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375761373
• ISBN 13: 9780375761379
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 608