A Map of Longings: The Life and Works of Agha Shahid Ali - Couverture rigide

Kapoor, Manan

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0300264224 ISBN 13 : 9780300264227

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2023

Synopsis

The beautifully written first biography of one of the world's finest twentieth-century poets

Agha Shahid Ali (1949-2001) was one of the most celebrated American poets of the latter twentieth century, and his works have touched millions of lives around the world. Traversing multiple geographies, cultures, religions, and traditions, he mapped the varied landscapes of the Indian subcontinent and the United States.

In this biography, Manan Kapoor narrates Shahid's evolution, following in the footsteps of the "Beloved Witness" from Kashmir and New Delhi to the American Southwest and Massachusetts. He charts Shahid's friendships with literary figures such as James Merrill, Salman Rushdie, and Edward Said; explores how Shahid responded to events around the world, including the partition of the Indian subcontinent and the AIDS epidemic in America; and draws on unpublished materials and in-depth interviews to reveal the experiences and relationships that informed his poetry.

Hailed upon its release in India as "lush" and "poetic," A Map of Longings is the story of an extraordinary poet, the works he left behind, and the legacy of his singular poetic vision.

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À propos de l'auteur

Manan Kapoor is the author of The Lamentations of a Sombre Sky, which was a finalist for the 2017 Sahitya Akademi's Yuva Award. He lives in Cambridge, MA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300264224
• ISBN 13: 9780300264227
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 244
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• Personne responsable: non disponible