A new book by Alissa Wilkinson argues that the iconic writer’s imagination and signature style were profoundly shaped by Hollywood. By Charles Finch “Careless People,” a memoir by a former ...

In Linda Joan Smith’s “The Peach Thief,” an orphaned girl posing as a boy raids an English Eden. By Jennifer Howard Leonard S. Marcus brings the wonder of a 1968 snapshot to a new ...

leader of opposition Mata Prasad Pandey on Wednesday asked if writers like Firaq Gorakhpuri and Munshi Prem Chand, who promoted Urdu, were "kathmulla". Speaking in the Assembly, Pandey asked ...

Mr. Owaisi underscored that celebrated Raghupati Sahay, popularly known as Firaq Gorakhpuri, was from Gorakhpur, and wrote extensively in Urdu. “People from RSS and BJP do not know that Urdu has ...

The foreword of his early book Zanjeerien was written by none ... where he found the company of literary figures like Firaq Gorakhpuri, Opinder Nath Ashk, Wamiq Jhonpuri, and Balwant Singh ...

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AAP’s Congress complex is perhaps best illustrated by a mushaira in Lucknow at which Firaq Gorakhpuri was the main poet. A young versifier was reciting his poem when Firaq interjected.

Following the three characters through fifty years of romance, heartbreak, friendship, and forgiveness, this novel is an ode to love in all its forms. “I promise you it’s the kind of book you won't ...

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The Daily Mail Books department chooses their favourite fiction of the century. When 50 American hostages were released on Reagan's inauguration the timing seemed too good to be true. Den of Spies ...

Now that we have poems available for free on the internet, as well as seemingly countless poets to choose from, it can be challenging to find truly good poetry books. That’s why we’ve talked ...