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ISBN 13 | 9780670091362 |
ISBN 10 | 670091367 |
Book Description | Aliya lives a life confined to the inner courtyard of her home with her older sister and irritable mother, while the men of the family throw themselves into the political movements of the day. She is tormented by the petty squabbles of the household |
About the Author | Khadija Mastur (Author) Khadija Mastur (1927-82) was a renowned and award-winning Urdu writer from Pakistan, famous for her novels and short stories. She is best remembered for novel Aangan, published in Penguin Classics as The Women's Courtyard. Daisy Rockwell (Translator) Daisy Rockwell is an artist, writer and translator living in northern New England, USA. Apart from her essays on literature and art, she has written Upendranath Ashk: A Critical Biography, The Little Book of Terror and the novel Taste. Her highly acclaimed translations include, among others, Upendranath Ashk's Falling Walls and Bhisham Sahni's Tamas, published in Penguin Classics. |
Language | English |
Author | Khadija Mastur |
Language | English |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Number of Pages | 352 |
Women's Courtyard