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April 5, 2019

Media Roundup: Ghalib: Selected Poems and Letters

“Ghalib is the first ample and compact introduction to the Urdu oeuvre of the last great ‘Mughal’ poet of India. It fills a long-felt lacuna, and does so admirably well. The translators have provided all that a reader might need to...

April 4, 2019

Book Excerpt! Ghalib: Selected Poems and Letters (introduction)

“This is a superb introduction to this marvelous poet, resonant with his subtle nuances and exquisite meanings.” ~ Asif Farrukhi, editor of An Evening of Caged Beasts: Seven Postmodernist Urdu Poets Read about Ghalib’s life and times in the introduction to...

January 29, 2019

New Book Tuesday! The Politics of Losing, Centrifugal Empire, Ghalib, and more!

Our weekly list of new releases is now available! The Politics of Losing Trump, the Klan, and the Mainstreaming of Resentment Rory McVeigh and Kevin Estep The Putin System An Opposing View Grigory Yavlinsky New in Paper! Centrifugal Empire Central–Local...

September 15, 2018

Book Excerpt! Ghalib: Selected Poems and Letters

September is National Translation Month. We have been sharing excerpts and guest posts throughout the month but have devoted Saturdays to featuring poetry titles in translation. Today we will be featuring selections from Ghalib: Selected Poems and Letters, translated by...

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Media Roundup: Ghalib: Selected Poems and Letters

Book Excerpt! Ghalib: Selected Poems and Letters (introduction)

New Book Tuesday! The Politics of Losing, Centrifugal Empire, Ghalib, and more!

Book Excerpt! Ghalib: Selected Poems and Letters