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Fabulous Machinery for the Curious

Author : Musharraf Farooqi
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520388232
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Fabulous Machinery for the Curious written by Musharraf Farooqi and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As the present volume offers six translations from the qissa genre, it is useful to understand the nature of the qissa genre; or rather, qissa's non-genre nature. In Urdu, the word qissa is used for both short and long narrative literature. It encompasses works in both prose and verse. When looking at narratives that belong to qissa literature, one is struck by their diversity. These narratives include everything from folk literature, to historical narratives, to adventure tales, picaresque narratives, comic and tragic stories, accounts of pilgrimage, and religious texts. Their structure varies from frame and interior stories, to linear narratives, to collections of disparate tales, joined loosely together. Each such narrative enriches the possibilities of the qissa, while at the same time making it more difficult to describe the genre neatly. Stories must have played a paramount social role in a society for it to create such a profusion of narratives meant for narration and retelling. Did the qissa literature grow from an impulse to give a story-like structure to every narrative? This diversity of texts published as qissas certainly suggests that. This extraordinary engagement with stories at a social level becomes clearer when we take a closer look at the qissas and realize that a number of them have a function beyond idle entertainment. To their audience, they offered everything, from social guidance, physical well-being, and moral training. The qissas were meant to be life's finishing school. The riches of this literature can be sampled in the six qissas presented here in their first English language translation"--

Fabulous Machinery for the Curious

Author : Musharraf Ali Farooqi
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520388240
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Fabulous Machinery for the Curious written by Musharraf Ali Farooqi and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An absorbing, joyous, and colorful collection of stories from the qissa genre. Fabulous Machinery for the Curious presents the first English translation of some of the finest texts from the qissa genre. In this book, acclaimed translator Musharraf Ali Farooqi gathers the greatest of these tales, written or transcribed in the Urdu language by master storytellers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Spreading from Persia to Arabia to South Asia over 1,500 years, the qissa appropriated verse and prose narratives to become the preeminent storytelling genre. The combined traditions of the many cultures of Indo-Islamic civilization resulted in a flowering of qissas in Urdu. This collection distills a vast body of oral and written literature, from resplendent sagas of romantic love and thrilling adventures in fairyland to picaresque stories of deception and haunting tales of nobility and viciousness. Fabulous Machinery for the Curious brings these forgotten gems to a new generation of readers and reminds us of the abiding power that great stories and ancient genres have for engaging the contemporary world.

Longing and Other Stories

Author : Jun'ichirō. Tanizaki
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231554419
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Longing and Other Stories written by Jun'ichirō. Tanizaki and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jun’ichirō Tanizaki is one of the most eminent Japanese writers of the twentieth century, renowned for his investigations of family dynamics, eroticism, and cultural identity. Most acclaimed for his postwar novels such as The Makioka Sisters and The Key, Tanizaki made his literary debut in 1910. This book presents three powerful stories of family life from the first decade of Tanizaki’s career that foreshadow the themes the great writer would go on to explore. “Longing” recounts the fantastic journey of a precocious young boy through an eerie nighttime landscape. Replete with striking natural images and uncanny human encounters, it ends with a striking revelation. “Sorrows of a Heretic” follows a university student and aspiring novelist who lives in degrading poverty in a Tokyo tenement. Ambitious and tormented, the young man rebels against his family against a backdrop of sickness and death. “The Story of an Unhappy Mother” describes a vivacious but self-centered woman’s drastic transformation after a freak accident involving her son and daughter-in-law. Written in different genres, the three stories are united by a focus on mothers and sons and a concern for Japan’s traditional culture in the face of Westernization. The longtime Tanizaki translators Anthony H. Chambers and Paul McCarthy masterfully bring these important works to an Anglophone audience.

The Adventures of Amir Hamza

Author : Ghalib Lakhnavi
Publisher : Modern Library
ISBN 13 : 0812977440
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book The Adventures of Amir Hamza written by Ghalib Lakhnavi and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a special abridged English translation of a major Indo-Persian epic: a panoramic tale of magic and passion, a classic hero’s odyssey that has captivated much of the world. It is the spellbinding story of Amir Hamza, the adventurer who in the service of the Persian emperor defeats many enemies, loves many women, and converts hundreds of infidels to the True Faith before finding his way back to his first love. In Musharraf Ali Farooqi’s remarkable abridged rendition, this masterwork is captured with all its colorful action and fantastic elements intact. Appreciated as the seminal Islamic epic or enjoyed as a sweeping tale as rich and inventive as Homer’s epic sagas, The Adventures of Amir Hamza is a true literary treasure.

The World of Wonders: a record of things wonderful in nature, science, and art. (Correspondence.)

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (22 download)

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Creative Haven Curious Creatures Coloring Book

Author : Amy Weber
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486492699
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Creative Haven Curious Creatures Coloring Book written by Amy Weber and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-09-19 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funky and fresh, 31 whimsical illustrations crackle a steampunk energy. Bursting with originality, the full-page scenes feature surrealistic combinations of animals, flowers, and other naturalistic elements with gears, robots, and machinery. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Curious Creatures and other Creative Haven(R) adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress.

Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms

Author : Lissa Evans
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
ISBN 13 : 1402798458
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)

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Download or read book Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms written by Lissa Evans and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter a wonderful world filled with real magic, mystery … and danger. As if being small for his age and also having S. Horten as his name isnt bad enough, now 10-year-old Stuart is forced to move far away from all his friends.But on his very first day in his new home, Stuarts swept up in an extraordinary adventure: the quest to find his great-uncle Tony--a famous magician who literally disappeared off the face of the earth--and Tonys marvelous, long-lost workshop. Along the way, Stuart reluctantly accepts help from the annoying triplets next door… and encounters trouble from another magician whos also desperate to get hold of Tonys treasures. A quirky, smart, charming page-turner, Hortens Miraculous Mechanisms will enchant young readers--as well as teachers, librarians, and parents. Long-listed for the Carnegie Medal (2012) and the Guardian Childrens Fiction Prize (2011)

The world of wonders: a record of things wonderful in nature, science and art. [Publ. in pts. With] Correspondence [publ. in 11 suppls. Wanting the wrappers].

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Author : World
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The world of wonders: a record of things wonderful in nature, science and art. [Publ. in pts. With] Correspondence [publ. in 11 suppls. Wanting the wrappers]. written by World and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes

Author : Amman of Dihli
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3734067413
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes written by Amman of Dihli and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2019-09-25 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes by Amman of Dihli

Infrared

Author : Nancy Huston
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802194400
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Infrared written by Nancy Huston and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A woman explores complex family relationships and discovers truths about herself in this sensual, intricately woven offering from award-winning Huston.”—Kirkus Reviews Nancy Huston follows her bestselling novel, Fault Lines, winner of the Prix Femina, with an intensely provocative story about a passionate yet emotionally wounded woman’s sexual explorations. After a troubled childhood and two failed marriages, Rena Greenblatt has achieved success as a photographer. She specializes in infrared techniques that expose her pictures’ otherwise hidden landscapes and capture the raw essence of deeply private moments in the lives of her subjects. Away from her lover, and stuck in Florence, Italy, with her infuriating stepmother and her aging, unwell father, Rena confronts not only the masterpieces of the Renaissance but the banal inconveniences of a family holiday. At the same time, she finds herself traveling into dark and passionate memories that will lead to disturbing revelations. Infrared is both an explicitly bold story of how sexuality is influenced by childhood, family, and culture, and a portrait of a woman coming to terms with the end of her father’s life. With exceptional flair and intelligence, Huston fearlessly investigates the links between family intimacies and our collective lives, between destruction and creation. “Huston shows her mastery of complicated structure, wide cultural knowledge, and brilliant, assured portraiture.”—The Globe and Mail (Top 100 Books of the Year) “There is something eminently subversive in Nancy Huston’s latest novel. A forty-five-year-old women dares to talk about her sexuality, her immense desire for men. But even more, Infrared is a staggering expression of the power of art as salvation.”—Voir

The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex written by and published by . This book was released on 1774 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Lady's Magazine; Or, Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, Appropriated Solely to Their Use and Amusement ...

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 792 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book The Lady's Magazine; Or, Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, Appropriated Solely to Their Use and Amusement ... written by and published by . This book was released on 1774 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chase Me a Kiwi

Author : Aldwyn Abberley
Publisher : Malvern : Tantivy Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Chase Me a Kiwi written by Aldwyn Abberley and published by Malvern : Tantivy Press. This book was released on 1946 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Practical Mechanic's Journal

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (21 download)

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The Story of a Widow

Author : Musharraf Ali Farooqi
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307372995
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Story of a Widow written by Musharraf Ali Farooqi and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2009-08-04 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One day when she looked at the portrait, she considered how blessed she had been in life. She contemplated her good fortune in finding an upright man like Akbar Ahmad as her life partner and felt grateful for his bounteous legacy, which released her from all financial cares. Akbar Ahmad looked back at her, his face cast in an expression of long suffering. Mona’s eyes welled up with tears.”–from The Story of a Widow After the death of her husband Akbar Ahmad, Mona finds herself settling ambivalently into a new life. But the calm rhythm of her days–gardening, cooking, time with her neighbours and family in Karachi–is upset by the appearance of Salamat Ali, the new tenant in her friend Mrs. Baig’s house. Vivacious, friendly, and at times almost impertinent, Salamat Ali is both a breath of fresh air and a disconcerting new presence in Mona’s life, and their awkward meetings always seem to end in embarrassment or misunderstanding. When Salamat Ali, encouraged by Mrs. Baig, presents Mona with a marriage proposal, she is forced to consider what kind of future she wishes to make for herself–and what her past with Akbar Ahmad really means. The possibility of Mona marrying Salamat Ali shocks her grown daughters Tanya and Amber, and scandalizes her extended family, according to whom Mona’s happiness comes second to what people say about widows who remarry. As Mona negotiates the complex web of tradition-bound in-laws and gossiping, interfering relatives, she finds Salamat Ali waking her to the pleasures of life that thirty years with her dour first husband all but smothered. But if Salamat Ali helps her discover something essential, he also exposes her to new risks, and new dangers. The Story of a Widow is a beautifully observant novel, one that pays careful attention to the delicate movements of the heart in romantic and family life. But it is equally concerned with the mores of a society in which traditional roles both support and constrain men and–particularly–women. Gently humorous and profoundly perceptive, The Story of a Widow is the moving tale of a woman’s discovery of her voice, and herself.

How Things Work

Author : Theodore Gray
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal
ISBN 13 : 0316445452
Total Pages : 1197 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)

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Download or read book How Things Work written by Theodore Gray and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 1197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Million-copy bestselling author of The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions Theodore Gray applies his trademark mix of engaging stories, real-time experiments, and stunning photography to the inner workings of machines, big and small, revealing the extraordinary science, beauty, and rich history of everyday things. Theodore Gray has become a household name among fans, both young and old, of popular science and mechanics. He's an incorrigible tinkerer with a constant curiosity for how things work. Gray's readers love how he always brings the perfect combination of know-how, humor, and daring-do to every project or demonstration, be it scientific or mechanical.In How Things Work he explores the mechanical underpinnings of dozens of types of machines and mechanisms, from the cotton gin to the wristwatch to an industrial loom. Filled with stunning original photographs in Gray's inimitable style, How Things Work is a must-have exploration of stuff--large and small--for any builder, maker or lover of mechanical things.

Hoshruba

Author : Musharraf Ali Farooqi
Publisher : Random House India
ISBN 13 : 8184002696
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Hoshruba written by Musharraf Ali Farooqi and published by Random House India. This book was released on 2012-02-22 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late nineteenth century Lucknow, two rival story-tellers, Syed Muhammad Husain Jah and Ahmed Husain Qamar, wrote a fantasy in the Urdu language whose equal had not been heard before, and which has never been rivalled since. It was called Tilism-e Hoshruba. The writers claimed that the tale had been passed down to them from story-tellers going back centuries: it was a part of the beloved oral epic, The Adventures of Amir Hamza which had come to the Indian subcontinent via Persia and had gained in popularity during the reign of Akbar, the Mughal emperor. The Tilism-e-Hoshruba is the subcontinent’s first wholly indigenous Indo-Islamic fantasy epic. It tells the stories of Amir Hamza’s military forces, his grandson and his loyal band of tricksters (masters of wit and disguise) as they go to war with Afrasiyab, the sorcerer who rules the magical land of Hoshruba. Fantasy, the occult, adventure and romance play themselves out in a typically Indian setting as wizards, sorceresses, tricksters and royalty pitch themselves into the battle for Hoshruba. The characters of the epic are marvels of literary creation, and are much more colourful and dashing than those of the Amir Hamza cycle of tales. The Tilism-e Hoshruba runs to twenty four volumes and will be translated into English for the first time ever by Musharraf Ali Farooqi, the acclaimed translator of The Adventures of Amir Hamza. Random House India will publish all the volumes starting with Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism, i.e. Book 1 of the series.