This book is a biography of the author and very skilfully presents a picture of her childhood, juxtaposing childish playfulness with the realities of the urban middle class she lived in. A number of the author's poems, also translated by Samina Rahman, are included in the volume as well.
This book is a biography of the author and very skilfully presents a picture of her childhood, juxtaposing childish playfulness with the realities of the urban middle class she lived in. A number of the author's poems, also translated by Samina Rahman, are included in the volume as well.
Azra Abbas writes poetry in Urdu. After earning her Master's degree in Urdu at Karachi University, she taught Urdu Literature at a college. In 1981, she published an extended prose poem, Neend ki Musafatain, in the stream-of-consciousness style. Since then, she has published four collections of poetry, her memoirs, a compilation of short stories, and a novel. The writer currently lives in Karachi with her husband, the poet and novelist, Anwer Sen Roy. Samina Rahman studied English Literature and Politics at the Universities of Punjab and Cambridge respectively. She taught at the Quaid-i-Azam University and University of the Punjab before getting together with a group of like-minded women to establish Lahore Grammar School in 1979, where she still works. She is also a founding member of Women's Action Forum (WAF), and has sat on the boards of numerous educational and women's rights organizations including Society for the Advancement of Education (SAHE), Aurat Foundation, Dastak, and Simorgh. Ms Rahman has written on education, literature, history, and women's issues. Her English translations of Urdu fiction and poetry have been published in various anthologies at home and abroad.
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Translator's Note Introduction Part One My Childhood Part Two Poems 1. Burden 2. It is so Difficult to Remove the Grime 3. Where Are You Taking Me 4. It is Difficult to Write a Poem 5. Bitch 6. Untie My Hands 7. Forgetting the Desires of the Night 8. When the Whole Day Goes By 9. Before Exile 10. Ennui 11. Where am I 12. This Work I'm Doing 13. After Your Arrival 14. Self Portrait 15. On the Table 16. In Exchange for this Life 17. Confession 18. My Shadow 19. A Poem 20. Cycle of Fate 21. This Heart Will Not Accept 22. Life in Pieces
Translator's Note Introduction Part One My Childhood Part Two Poems 1. Burden 2. It is so Difficult to Remove the Grime 3. Where Are You Taking Me 4. It is Difficult to Write a Poem 5. Bitch 6. Untie My Hands 7. Forgetting the Desires of the Night 8. When the Whole Day Goes By 9. Before Exile 10. Ennui 11. Where am I 12. This Work I'm Doing 13. After Your Arrival 14. Self Portrait 15. On the Table 16. In Exchange for this Life 17. Confession 18. My Shadow 19. A Poem 20. Cycle of Fate 21. This Heart Will Not Accept 22. Life in Pieces
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