{"product_id":"iqbal-poet-of-the-east-paperback","title":"Iqbal: Poet of the East - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaza Mir\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllama Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938), also known as the 'Poet of the East', earned a doctorate in philosophy from the Ludwig-Maximillian University at Munich, and wrote his most evocative poems in Urdu, a language that was not his mother tongue. He counted Jawaharlal Nehru as one of his fans, and earned Mahatma Gandhi's respect as well. His funeral was attended by 70,000 people, which included colonialists and freedom fighters, socialist atheists and Islamic fundamentalists, Indian nationalists and Muslim Leaguers, reflecting his ability to defy categorization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is a relatively short volume that introduces Iqbal to the millennial generation. It is written in a relatively contemporary language, similar to \u003ci\u003eGhalib: A Thousand Desires\u003c\/i\u003e. The bulk of the book will comprise a temporal and intellectual biography of Iqbal, while the rest will include a detailed discussion of one of Iqbal's poems, a translation of some of his well-known poems, and a sampling of some of his famous verses.\u003cbr\u003eIt will not for the Iqbal-expert or the Urdu-expert, but for a relative newcomer.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaza Mir \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in Hyderabad, and teaches management at William Paterson University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Taste of Words: An Introduction to Urdu Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-author of \u003ci\u003eAnthems of Resistance: A Celebration of Progressive Urdu Poetry.\u003c\/i\u003e He can be reached at urduwallah@gmail.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461909823666,"sku":"9780143452041","price":17.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cfeb0745133e1ea249cad1ba653f5076.webp?v=1778958387","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/iqbal-poet-of-the-east-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}