The Adventures of Amir Hamza (Modern Library)
Lakhnavi, Ghalib,Bilgrami, Abdullah
ISBN 10: 0679643540 ISBN 13: 9780679643548
Published by Modern Library, 2007
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The first new translation in three hundred years of the Islamic epic based on the legends of the Prophet Muhammad's uncle follows Hamza's adventurer filled encounters with emperors, merchants, viziers, courtesans, warriors, and magical beings. 20,000 first printing.
About the Author:
Ghalib Lakhnavi was a writer and poet who worked in India in the nineteenth century. His only known work is the one-volume Dastan-e Amir Hamza (1855).
Abdullah Bilgrami taught Arabic in Kanpur, India. His only known work is his enlargement of Ghalib Lakhnavi’s Dastan-e Amir Hamza (1871).
Musharraf Ali Farooqi is an author and translator. He has translated works by the contemporary Urdu poet Afzal Ahmed Syed and is currently working on the Urdu Project (www.urduproject.com), an online resource for the study of Urdu language and literature.
Hamid Dabashi is the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University and a prolific author and editor.
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Title: The Adventures of Amir Hamza (Modern Library)
Publisher: Modern Library
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good