A chronicle of the peacocks : stories of partition, exile and lost memories / Intizar Husain ; translated from Urdu by Alok Bhalla, Vishwamitter Adil

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Husain, Intizar,

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TextSeries: Oxford India paperbacksPublication details: New Delhi ; Oxford University Press, 2002.Description: xviii, 257 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

0195671740

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CONTENTS: An unwritten epic -- Complete knowledge -- The city of sorrows -- A letter from India -- Tortoise -- The boat -- The one-eyed Dajjal -- The story of the Parrot and the Mynah -- Leaves -- Platform -- Barium carbonate -- Hisaar -- The staircase -- The jungle of the gonds -- A chronicle of the peacocks -- Partition, exile and memories of a lost home : an interview with Intizar Husain by Alok Bhalla -- Glossary

Summary: The fifteenth stories in this volume, introduced by Alok Bhalla, Draw upon the rich narrative traditions of Hindu and Buddhist mythologies and characterize Intizar Husain's unique understanding of Muslim identity in the Indian subcontinent.

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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Main	RTC Library Main opac		Main TEST		891.4 HUS					Available			30011146

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The fifteenth stories in this volume, introduced by Alok Bhalla, Draw upon the rich narrative traditions of Hindu and Buddhist mythologies and characterize Intizar Husain's unique understanding of Muslim identity in the Indian subcontinent.

Translated from the Urdu