Story Is a Vagabond
Fiction, Drama, and Essays
Will be published approx. on 31. October 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-8248-5647-2 (ISBN)
Description
One of Pakistan's most distinguished writers, Intizar Husain was born in India in 1924 and immigrated to Pakistan during the Partition. Despite international acclaim, his work is little known in the West. Story Is a Vagabond is the first collection in English showing the breadth of his innovative and compassionate writing.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Honolulu, HI
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
12 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 176 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
554 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8248-5647-2 (9780824856472)
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Person
Intizar Husain is the recipient of such awards as Pakistan's Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence), 2007; Lifetime Achievement Award, Lahore Literary Festival, 2012; and France's Officier de L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, 2014.