{"product_id":"the-homelands-an-ocean","title":"The Homeland's An Ocean","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Like the whirlpool, still center of a giddy circling,\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe homeland's an ocean that scatters us in all directions.'\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mir Taqi Mir (1723-1810)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMir, one of the greatest Urdu poets, lived through extraordinarily turbulent times in a Delhi besieged by marauders, and in exile elsewhere in North India. By the time he died, aged eighty-seven, he had witnessed a long era of violence and chaos. Yet, through it all, he crafted the most exquisite poetry, shaping the Urdu language from the resources of Khari Boli, Persian and Brajbhasha. A thoughtful selection of 150 of his \u003ci\u003easha'ar\u003c\/i\u003e or couplets by Ranjit Hoskote, \u003ci\u003eThe Homeland's an Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a far more political Mir than we know, a many-sided poet of melancholia, irreverent humor, love and audacious social vision. Hoskote's fresh, contemporary translation brings Mir's poetry back to a world that needs such a passionately urgent voice. Framed by the translator's substantial introduction to Mir's life and his literary, linguistic and political contexts, this book invites readers to look through a unique eighteenth-century lens at our current crises of homeland, identity and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiction, Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780143460213\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ranjit Hoskote","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £10.02","offer_id":48159683215537,"sku":"SB-0143460218-C4","price":10.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0143460218.jpg?v=1794271868","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-homelands-an-ocean","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}