Karbala

NOTE EDITORE

In seventh-century Arabia, Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussain, sacrificed his life and his family members and companions in the desert of Karbala, Iraq, to resist the debauched ruler Yazid. In twentieth-century India, when the communal conflict was at its peak, Premchand wrote a play about this pivotal event of Islamic history and transformed it into a nationalist narrative. This first-ever English translation of Premchand's outstanding play Karbala (1924) is an illuminating blend of historical facts and imagination. It reveals Premchand's profound understanding of the communal conflict in early twentieth-century India and his unique way of imagining the nation, in tune with Gandhian principles of communal harmony and co-existence of religions.

AUTORE

Dr Nishat Zaidi is Professor and Head, Department of English, Faculty of Humanities and Languages, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780190132637
• Dimensioni: 221 x 19.0 x 148 mm Ø 354 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 241
• Traduttore: Zaidi, Nishat