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,...

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1. Verfasser:	Kapoor, Manan (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New Haven, CT Yale University Press [2023]
Schlagworte:	BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary
Online-Zugang:	FHA01 URL des Erstveröffentlichers
Zusammenfassung:	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around the world, including the partition of the Indian subcontinent and the AIDS epidemic in America; and draws on unpublished materials and in-depth interviews to reveal the experiences and relationships that informed his poetry.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
Beschreibung:	Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023)
Beschreibung:	1 Online-Ressource (240 Seiten) 25 b-w illus
ISBN:	9780300271539
DOI:	10.12987/9780300271539