Intikhab-e-Kalam: Majaz

Description

Majaz was a poet most representative of his age, struggling for independence as well as seeking social emancipation. His poetry, specially his masterpiece ‘Awarah’ (Vagabond) characterizes what we came to identify in the 1960s as the ‘Angry Young Man’. He was an asset to the Progressive Writers’ Movement, as attested by all his contemporaries and comrades. Even today, 50 years after his mysterious death, Majaz exercises a spell over every succeeding generation of poets and critics. This volume showcases a selection of his poetry.

Author Biography

Dr Muhammad Reza Kazimi has an MA and PhD from the University of Karachi. He is a critic of Urdu literature and has taught for more than thirty years in different colleges, and at the University of Karachi, the Aga Khan University, and M.A. Jinnah University in Karachi. His latest Urdu book Tehzeeb-o-Takhleeq has been published by Karachi University. His latest English book is A Concise History of Pakistan (OUP 2009). His other publications are Mutale’a-e-Pakistan (OUP, 2006); Pakistan Studies (OUP, 2007); Liaquat Ali Khan: His Life and Work (OUP, 2015); Intikhab-e-Kalam: Ghalib (OUP, 2009); Intikhab-e-Kalam: Sahir Ludhianvi (OUP, 2013).