Title: Selections
First published: 2002
Description: Born in India and considered the leading poet on the South Asian subcontinent, Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984) was a two-time Nobel nominee and winner of the 1962 Lenin Peace Prize. His evening readings in Hindi/Urdu-speaking regions drew thousands of listeners. Associated with the Communist party in his youth, Faiz became an outspoken poet in opposition to the Pakistani government. He was also a professor of English literature, a distinguished editor and a major figure in the Afro-Asian writer's movement.

This volume offers a selection of Faiz's poetry in a bilingual Urdu/English edition with a new introduction by poet and translator Agha Shahid Ali.
Subjects: Translation into English, Translations into English, Urdu poetry, Poetry, Faiz, Faiz Ahmad,, General, Works by individual poets: from c 1900 -, 1911-1984, 1911-, FaiÃ³z, FaiÃ³z AÃ²hmad,, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Urdu Poets, Biography, Bilingual books, Urdu
People: Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911-), Faiz̤ Aḥmad Faiz̤ (1911-1984)
LC classification: MLCS 2002/00018 (P), PK2199.F255