num_pages: 286
description: First published more than a hundred years ago, Umrao Jan Ada tells a story of a Lucknawi courtesan, a woman of great charm with a reputation as a poet and singer. The novel re-creates the gracious ambience of old Lucknow and takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the palaces of wealthy nawabs, the hideouts of colourful vagabounds to the luxurious abodes of the city's courtesans. It captures the culture and decadence of a way of life that has now vanished forever.
language: English
title: Umrao Jan Ada
titlecomplete: Umrao Jan Ada
genres: Classics, Indian Literature, India, Novels, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Literature, Fiction, Womens
ratings_count: 1047
publisher: Gardners Books