The Adventures of Amir Hamza (Modern Library Classics)
by Ghalib Lakhnavi, Abdullah Bilgrami
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Author: Abdullah Bilgrami, Ghalib LakhnaviTranslator: Musharraf Ali Farooqi
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-14
ISBN: 0812977432
Number of pages: 992
Publisher: Modern Library
Book Reviews of The Adventures of Amir Hamza (Modern Library Classics)
Book Review: Great to give as a gift, beautiful prose
Summary: 5 Stars
As someone who has read the Urdu kid's version of the Dastanay Mir Humza by Maqbool Jahangir I think this translation is prettier. His prose is stunningly beautiful. I remember when I was in college- an English major at that time, I happened to read an English translation of Sohrab and Rustum and in that too the prose was absolutely beautiful. So I have a theory that Farsi and old urdu translated into English makes for beautiful prose.
When I was reading the kid's Urdu version by Maqbool Jahangir I was like these books must be for boys with all the "jungs" (battles) and the machismo of the heroes.
Anyway I thank Farooqi for translating this. It's such a pleasure to read this instead of the other two trends in work that is coming from Pakistani writers. One trend is the Jamatay Islami conspiracy theories type books that puts whoever reads them in a bad mood and the other trend is the very embarrassing novels about messed up people doing strange inappropriate things that you can't share with other people. This translation introducing us to the beauty and exoticism inherent in that culture is a great change and I hope Farooqi will be translating more Urdu literary works for us.
This book is also great to give as a present.
Summary of The Adventures of Amir Hamza (Modern Library Classics)
Here is the first unabridged English translation of a major Indo-Persian epic: a panoramic tale of magic and passion, a classic hero?s odyssey that has captivated much of the world. It is the spellbinding story of Amir Hamza, the adventurer who in the service of the Persian emperor defeats many enemies, loves many women, and converts hundreds of infidels to the True Faith before finding his way back to his first love. In Musharraf Ali Farooqi?s faithful rendition, this masterwork is captured with all its colorful action and fantastic elements intact. Appreciated as the seminal Islamic epic or enjoyed as a sweeping tale as rich and inventive as Homer?s epic sagas, The Adventures of Amir Hamza is a true literary treasure.Praise for The Adventures of Amir Hamza:
?The Iliad and Odyssey of medieval Persia, a rollicking, magic-filled heroic saga... in an interpretation so fluent that it is a pleasure to sit down and lose oneself in it.?
?The New York Times Book Review
?A marvelous dovetailing of fantasy, history and religion . . . This sensitive new translation by Musharraf Ali Farooqi is filled with lyrical resonance. . . . [Readers] will love losing themselves in this complex yet ancient world of the imagination.?
?The Washington Post Book World
?It?s hard to think of an epic more dazzlingly splendid . . . Farooqi has given world literature a gift.?
?Time
?With prose as embroidered as the tales themselves, the book should be savored under the covers like a secret lover.?
?The Austin Chronicle
?[A] revelatory translation of a masterpiece of world literature . . . unequivocally an amazing piece of publishing history.?
?The Buffalo News
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