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First published in 1932, this slim volume of short stories created a firestorm of public outrage for its bold attack on the hypocrisy of conservative Islam and British colonialism. Inspired by British modernists like Woolf and Joyce as well as the Indian independence movement, the young writers who penned this collection-Sajjad Zaheer, Ahmed Ali, Rashid Jahan and Mahmud-uz-Zafar-were eager to revolutionize Urdu literature. Instead, they invited the wrath of the establishment: the book was burned in protest and then banned by the British authorities. Nevertheless, Angaaray spawned a new generation of Urdu writers and led to the formation of the Progressive Writers' Association, whose members included, among others, stalwarts like Chughtai, Manto, Premchand and Faiz. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)891.439Literature Literature of other languages Literature of east Indo-European and Celtic languages Modern Indic languages Hindi, Urdu UrduLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |