A Chronicle of the Peacocks Stories of Partition, Exile and Lost Memories
by Husain, Intizar; Bhalla, Alok; Adil, VishwamitarFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-12-09
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
Intizar Husain is the most important modern short story writer in Urdu. This volume gathers together fifteen of his stories, all drawing imaginatively upon the rich narrative traditions of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist mythologies. The volume also includes an introduction and an interview with Husain.
Table of Contents
| An unwritten epic | p. 1 |
| Complete knowledge | p. 22 |
| The city of sorrows | p. 33 |
| A letter from India | p. 47 |
| Tortoise | p. 59 |
| The boat | p. 79 |
| The one-eyed Dajjal | p. 92 |
| The story of the parrot and the mynah | p. 101 |
| Leaves | p. 112 |
| Platform | p. 127 |
| Barium carbonate | p. 141 |
| Hisaar | p. 158 |
| The staircase | p. 172 |
| The jungle of the Gonds | p. 187 |
| A chronicle of the peacocks | p. 199 |
| Partition, exile and memories of a lost home : an interview with Intizar Husain | p. 209 |
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