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Author

Akhtar Javed

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Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9788172235123, 8172235127
Pages: 264

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Description

Quiver: Poems And Ghazals is a collection of Javed Akhtar’s poetry, translated from the original Urdu by David Matthews.

Summary of the Book

In this collection of poems, Javed Akhtar writes about his childhood, his love, pain and the tribulations of life. He imbues these poems with his simple words, incredible brevity, deep thoughts and sensuality. The collection includes: Dilemma, Riddle, I Remember That Room, My Prayer, Hunger, Time, Remains of the Past, Crime and Punishment, Crossroads, The Journey of a Pawn, and Perplexity. Originally entitled Tarkash, this collection brings alive subtle emotions, authenticity of thought and visual quality.

About Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar is an Indian poet, lyricist and scriptwriter. He is known for co-writing the script for Andaz, Haathi Mere Saathi, Seeta Aur Geeta and Sholay with Salim Khan.

Javed Akhtar won the Sahitya Akademi Award and 13 Filmfare Awards.

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Apart from being a successful scriptwriter in the Hindi f ilm industry, lyricist and poet, Javed Akhtar belongs to a family without whose mention the history of Urdu literature cannot be considered complete. Javed is the son of the famous progressive poet Jan Nisar Akhtar and the writer Saf iya Akhtar of Zer-e-Lab fame, and the nephew of the legendary poet Majaz. One of the most respected names of his time, the poet Muztar Khairabadi was Javed's grandfather. Muztar's father, Syed Ahmad Husain Ruswa, was a stellar poet, too. Muztar's mother, Syeda Hirmaan, was among the handful of women poets of the nineteenth century who f igure in the history of Urdu literature. Hirmaan's father, Allama Fazl-e Haq Khairabadi, was not merely one of the most well-regarded scholars of his age but also a philosopher, a leader and a poet who wrote in Arabic. He was a close friend of Ghalib's, and the Diwan-e-Ghalib, that the world considers so precious, was edited by him. He was sent to prison in the Andamans for his role in the First War of Independence in 1857, which is where he died and his grave still lies. Javed Akhtar has received literature, culture and learning as a legacy from all these ancestors. And through his own poetry, Akhtar continues to increase the wealth he has inherited.

Dimensions

Width	19 mm
Height	214 mm
Length	140 mm
Weight	294 gr

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Good work, has both English translation and original Hindi

This book is a translation into English of Akhtar's Hindi/Urdu work 'Tarkash'. The translation has been done by David Mathews of Oxford University. Poetry is hard to translate while retaining its original sense, but Mathews has done a creditable job. The book contains both the original Hindi/Urdu text (in Devanagari script) and the translation into English, on facing pages. This makes it pleasant and convenient to read for someone who knows both languages. The poetry itself is sublime, carryi...

Vishal Bondwal

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Sep, 2011

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javed akhtar

This is one of best poetry book....
no doubt he is a great poet, as he needs no intro in india and pakistan
people interested in poetry must go thru this book...
i purchased this book and the words written in this book go through my mind many a times..
this book is ment for soul.
sometimes the words fly through the mind but many of them touch the soul.

the poet has played with awsome urdu words and is perfectly translated in english..

shubham soni

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Feb, 2012

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Mind-blowing purchase

amazing delivery by Flipkart in 15-16 hrs. Okay book

Ninad Madhav

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May, 2019

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