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The Adventures of Amir Hamza

Special abridged edition

Special abridged edition

By Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami
Translated by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

By Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami
Translated by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

By Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami
Translated by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

By Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami
Translated by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

By Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami
Translated by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

By Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami
Translated by Musharraf Ali Farooqi

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Part of Modern Library Classics

Part of Modern Library Classics

Paperback $18.00

Feb 14, 2012 | ISBN 9780812977448

Ebook $4.99

Feb 14, 2012 | ISBN 9780679603894

Ebook $7.99

Oct 14, 2008 | ISBN 9781588368256

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    About The Adventures of Amir Hamza

    Here is a special abridged English translation of a major Indo-Persian epic: a panoramic tale of magic and passion, a classic hero’s odyssey that has captivated much of the world. It is the spellbinding story of Amir Hamza, the adventurer who in the service of the Persian emperor defeats many enemies, loves many women, and converts hundreds of infidels to the True Faith before finding his way back to his first love. In Musharraf Ali Farooqi’s remarkable abridged rendition, this masterwork is captured with all its colorful action and fantastic elements intact. Appreciated as the seminal Islamic epic or enjoyed as a sweeping tale as rich and inventive as Homer’s epic sagas, The Adventures of Amir Hamza is a true literary treasure.

    About The Adventures of Amir Hamza

    Here is the first unabridged English translation of a major Indo-Persian epic: a panoramic tale of magic and passion, a classic hero’s odyssey that has captivated much of the world. It is the spellbinding story of Amir Hamza, the adventurer who in the service of the Persian emperor defeats many enemies, loves many women, and converts hundreds of infidels to the True Faith before finding his way back to his first love. In Musharraf Ali Farooqi’s faithful rendition, this masterwork is captured with all its colorful action and fantastic elements intact. Appreciated as the seminal Islamic epic or enjoyed as a sweeping tale as rich and inventive as Homer’s epic sagas, The Adventures of Amir Hamza is a true literary treasure.

    Praise for The Adventures of Amir Hamza:

    “The Iliad and Odyssey of medieval Persia, a rollicking, magic-filled heroic saga… in an interpretation so fluent that it is a pleasure to sit down and lose oneself in it.”
    –The New York Times Book Review

    “A marvelous dovetailing of fantasy, history and religion . . . This sensitive new translation by Musharraf Ali Farooqi is filled with lyrical resonance. . . . [Readers] will love losing themselves in this complex yet ancient world of the imagination.”
    –The Washington Post Book World

    “It’s hard to think of an epic more dazzlingly splendid . . . Farooqi has given world literature a gift.”
    –Time

    “With prose as embroidered as the tales themselves, the book should be savored under the covers like a secret lover.”
    –The Austin Chronicle

    “[A] revelatory translation of a masterpiece of world literature . . . unequivocally an amazing piece of publishing history.”
    –The Buffalo News

    About The Adventures of Amir Hamza

    Here is the first unabridged English translation of a major Indo-Persian epic: a panoramic tale of magic and passion, a classic hero’s odyssey that has captivated much of the world. It is the spellbinding story of Amir Hamza, the adventurer who in the service of the Persian emperor defeats many enemies, loves many women, and converts hundreds of infidels to the True Faith before finding his way back to his first love. In Musharraf Ali Farooqi’s faithful rendition, this masterwork is captured with all its colorful action and fantastic elements intact. Appreciated as the seminal Islamic epic or enjoyed as a sweeping tale as rich and inventive as Homer’s epic sagas, The Adventures of Amir Hamza is a true literary treasure.

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    About Ghalib Lakhnavi

    Ghalib Lakhnavi was a writer and poet who lived in India in the nineteenth century. His only known work is… More about Ghalib Lakhnavi

    About Abdullah Bilgrami

    Abdullah Bilgrami taught Arabic in Kanpur, India. His only known work besides his enlargement of Ghalib Lakhnavi’s Dastan-e Amir Hamza (1871) is… More about Abdullah Bilgrami

    About Ghalib Lakhnavi

    Ghalib Lakhnavi was a writer and poet who lived in India in the nineteenth century. His only known work is… More about Ghalib Lakhnavi

    About Abdullah Bilgrami

    Abdullah Bilgrami taught Arabic in Kanpur, India. His only known work besides his enlargement of Ghalib Lakhnavi’s Dastan-e Amir Hamza (1871) is… More about Abdullah Bilgrami

    About Ghalib Lakhnavi

    Ghalib Lakhnavi was a writer and poet who lived in India in the nineteenth century. His only known work is… More about Ghalib Lakhnavi

    About Abdullah Bilgrami

    Abdullah Bilgrami taught Arabic in Kanpur, India. His only known work besides his enlargement of Ghalib Lakhnavi’s Dastan-e Amir Hamza (1871) is… More about Abdullah Bilgrami

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Fiction | Fairy Tales

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Feb 14, 2012 | 560 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780812977448

    Category: Classic Fiction | Fairy Tales

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Feb 14, 2012 | 560 Pages | ISBN 9780679603894

    Category: Classic Fiction | Fairy Tales

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Oct 14, 2008 | 992 Pages | ISBN 9781588368256

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    Praise

    “The Iliad and Odyssey of medieval Persia, a rollicking, magic-filled heroic saga . . . in an interpretation so fluent that it is a pleasure to sit down and lose oneself in it.”—The New York Times Book Review

    “A marvelous dovetailing of fantasy, history and religion . . . filled with lyrical resonance . . . [Readers] will love losing themselves in this complex yet ancient world of the imagination.”—The Washington Post Book World

    “It’s hard to think of an epic more dazzlingly splendid. . . . Farooqi has given world literature a gift.”—Time

    “It is a testament to the quality of Farooqi’s rendering of the text into English that he both conveys a sense of the art of the ‘sweetlipped historians’ and ‘nimble scribes of fancy,’ and produces a real page-turner.”—The Times Literary Supplement
     
    “[A] revelatory translation of a masterpiece of world literature . . . unequivocally an amazing piece of publishing history.”—The Buffalo News

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