Umrao Jan Ada
by
H.M. Rusva
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
8171673112
ISBN-13
9788171673117
Publisher
Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Imprint
Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Country of Manufacture
IN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 1st, 1996
Print length
208 Pages
Weight
190 grams
Dimensions
19.60 x 13.30 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Ksh 1,800.00
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Umrao Jan Ada, the first Urdu novel, portrays the life of a talented courtesan in Lucknow. Through poetry and social commentary, it challenges patriarchal norms. The novel delves into the complexities of her character and the societal expectations of courtesans in 19th-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.
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