{"title":"Intizar Husain","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the evocative and immersive world of Intizar Husain, one of the most esteemed voices in Urdu literature and a masterful storyteller whose work transcends time and cultural boundaries. As you delve into this collection, you'll find yourself captivated by Husain's profound narratives that weave together history, memory, and folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHusain, celebrated for his unique narrative style, effortlessly blends the past with the present, offering readers a window into the human experience through his keen insights and lyrical prose. His writing often draws upon themes of migration, loss, and nostalgia, reflecting the tumultuous history of the Indian subcontinent, from pre-Partition times to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his acclaimed works is \u003cem\u003eBasti\u003c\/em\u003e, a landmark novel that captures the essence of a nation in transition. Through the eyes of its protagonist, Zakir, Husain explores the fragmentation of identity and community amidst the backdrop of Partition-era turmoil. This, among other works, showcases his ability to infuse ordinary lives with extraordinary emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a long-time admirer of Urdu literature or new to Intizar Husain's enchanting tales, this collection is sure to resonate with anyone who appreciates richly crafted fiction that illuminates the human condition with sensitivity and grace.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"basti-by-intizar-husain-9781590175828","title":"Basti","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntizar Husain\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Pakistan's—and South Asia's—greatest living writers. \u003cem\u003eBasti\u003c\/em\u003e, a haunting modernist echo chamber of voices from Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic traditions, unflinchingly depicts contemporary political violence in prose that is suffused with a deep nostalgia for a much less tormented age. \u003cem\u003eBasti\u003c\/em\u003e is a transformative vision of both present and past. -Pankaj Mishra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBasti\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully written reckoning with the tragic history of Pakistan. \u003cem\u003eBasti\u003c\/em\u003e means settlement, a common place, and Intizar Husain's extraordinary novel begins with a mythic, even mystic, vision of harmony between old and young, man and woman, Muslim and Hindu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen Zakir, the hero, wakes to the modern world. Crowds gather. Slogans echo. Cities burn. Whether hunkered down with family or furtively meeting to exchange news with friends in cafés, Zakir is alone in a country lost to the politics of loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Intizar Husain is the most important writer of fiction in Urdu, the strangely homeless language produced out of interactions between the vernacular of north India and those of the Islamic Near East, Persian and Arabic in particular. In \u003cem\u003eBasti\u003c\/em\u003e he has produced a novel of epic ambition: a swirling storm of historical moments, scriptural traditions, and ancient mythologies, all harnessed around the convulsion of India's partition along religious lines. By taking us through the internal life of his protagonist, Zakir—'He who remembers'—Husain performs an act of civilizational memory and provides us with the fragments of a culture's history that modernity has firmly set on the road to oblivion.\" -Aamir R. Mufti\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46542711849196,"sku":"9781590175828","price":29.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4292623482754.jpg?v=1749718354"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/intizar-husain.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}