Best of Faiz  (English, Hardcover, Salil Kuldip)

Best of Faiz – Faiz Ahmed Faiz, translated and compiled by Kuldip Salil, is the life history of Faiz and the English translation of his selected poetry.

Summary of the Book

Faiz Ahmed Faiz has been one of the most renowned contemporary poets in Urdu language. Kuldip Salil has introduced the poetry lovers to a glimpse of Faiz’s life. His style of writing is engaging and he conveys too much in too little. After a brief introduction to the life of one of the greatest poets in Urdu, Kuldip has edited the English interpretations of some of Faiz’s best, selected Urdu classic poetry. When you read the same poems interpreted differently by different minds, you can’t help but wonder how evocative and intense Faiz’s poetry is. It has been soothing the hearts and souls of common man as well as the elite Urdu poetry scholars.

About Kuldip Salil

Kuldip Salil is an esteemed Urdu scholar of our times. He has been associated with Neha Publishers and Distributors and has brought out some of the classic books about Urdu poetry and poets in English. Some of them are Diwan -e- Ghalib : A Selection of Ghazals with English Translation and Transliteration Along with Original Text in Devnagri Rajpal & Sons, Great Urdu Ghazals, Best of Faraz, A Treasury of Urdu Poetry and Dhoop Ke Saaye: Chuni Hui Ghazle.