Description: Brand New in Brand New jacket. Condition: NEW ~ This path-breaking biography captures evocatively the spirit of the man and the essence of the times he lived in. A brilliant biography of nineteenth century India's greatest poet. An absorbingly readable account of the great poet and his age, says Khushwant Singh in Sunday. Ghalib began writing poetry in Persian at the age of nine and the pre-eminent poet of the time, Mir, predicted a great future for the precocious genius when he was shown his ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books, India
Date Published: 30/03/2003
ISBN-13:9780140116649ISBN:0140116648
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Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Viking
Date Published: 1899-12-30
ISBN-13:9780670825509ISBN:0670825506
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Description: pp. 224. As New. Contents: Preface. 1. An empire in decline. 2. The city of good living. 3. A turbulent genius. 4. The trauma of 1857. 5. Last years. Glossary. Appendix. Notes. Index. "Mirza Mohammad Asadullah Khan Ghalib began writing poetry in Persian at the age of nine and the pre-eminent poet of the time, Mir, predicted a great future for the precocious genius when he was shown his verseaBut success and material rewards did not come to Ghalib easily for the times were against him, and the ... read more
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