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Published in 1899, Muhammad Hadi Ruswa's famous novel "Umrao Jaan Ada" created a sensation when it came out, with its candid fictionalized account of the life of Umrao Jaan, based on a renowned Lucknow courtesan and poetess of the same name. Considered by many to be the first Urdu novel, it remains highly popular today and has been the basis of three films and a Pakistani television serial. But despite Ruswa's notoriety, few know that a month after he wrote "Umrao Jaan Ada", he penned a sly novella entitled "Junun-e-Intezar", in which "Umrao" avenges herself on her creator, Ruswa, by narrating the story of his life. Blurring the lines between truth and fiction, narrator and character, this clever narrative strategy gives the courtesan a voice. While "Umrao Jaan Ada" is still celebrated, "Junun-e-Intezar" has been completely forgotten - until now. The "Madness of Waiting" redresses this imbalance, featuring both the Urdu original and a superb English translation. The book also includes a critical introduction that rethinks "Umrao Jaan Ada" and the Urdu literary milieu of the late-nineteenth-century Lucknow courtesan.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Fiction: special features Fiction in translation

• Full title: Madness of Waiting
• Author: Muhammad Hadi Ruswa
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 132
• EAN: 9789381017708
• ISBN: 9381017700
• ID: 05060097
• Publisher: Zubaan
• Weight: 268 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 134 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. December 2012

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