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9780195671742

A Chronicle of the Peacocks Stories of Partition, Exile and Lost Memories

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195671742

  • ISBN10:

    0195671740

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-12-09
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Intizar Husain is the most important modern short story writer in Urdu. This volume gathers together fifteen of his stories, all drawing imaginatively upon the rich narrative traditions of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist mythologies. The volume also includes an introduction and an interview with Husain.

Table of Contents

An unwritten epicp. 1
Complete knowledgep. 22
The city of sorrowsp. 33
A letter from Indiap. 47
Tortoisep. 59
The boatp. 79
The one-eyed Dajjalp. 92
The story of the parrot and the mynahp. 101
Leavesp. 112
Platformp. 127
Barium carbonatep. 141
Hisaarp. 158
The staircasep. 172
The jungle of the Gondsp. 187
A chronicle of the peacocksp. 199
Partition, exile and memories of a lost home : an interview with Intizar Husainp. 209
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