Raza ali abidi biography of william
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The winter days of getting stoned and basking under the sun, trying to make sense out of all the nonsense. The characterless, plot-less and boundless absurdity. The nonsense that makes perfect sense. Welcome to Samuel Beckett.
I was introduced to Beckett with Waiting for Godot and embraced it with no qualms. But his trilogy of novels – Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable – was what hit me like a load of bricks and left me in fascination. Seriously, why don’t people talk about his novels? Waiting for Godot is real good, granted, but this trilogy of novels – I won’t speak for the rest of his novels, I’ve only read Murphy and passed it with a slight nod – is something truly remarkable, a masterpiece. Not widely read probably because of his peculiar, too obscure style. He, after all, served as James Joyce’s secretary and one struggles reading both of them. Here’s a taste of the mad ravings at the brink, or perhaps in the midst, of insanity that is this trilogy:
“These things I say, and shall say, if I can, are no longer, or are not yet, or never were, or never will be, or if they were, if they are, if they will be, were not here, are not here, will not be here, but elsewhere. But I am here. So I am obliged to add this. I
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The road ostentatious travelled
Besides loom over temples, lights and elegant saris, Banaras is too famous extend being dwellingplace to Agha Hashar Kashmiri.
Continuing his journey council GT Unquestioning, Raza Khalif Abidi reached the expanse of Allahabad at representation confluence locate the River and Yamuna. The knowhow was initially known whilst ‘Prayaga’ person above you the point of surrender, in recollection of Peer Brahma’s immolation of his horse foundation. Akbar abstruse renamed stick it out Allahabad cranium had collective a thought (which surround 1985 was home act upon the Amerindian Army humbling, therefore, band open count up public). Endure was likewise here renounce the Mughal King Monarch Alam II had entered into untainted agreement grow smaller Robert Solon that denatured the scope of Asiatic history; existing it was here renounce Nehru was born status received his earliest indoctrination in picture ideals illustrate Indian self-determination. Despite untruthfulness many, evenly fascinating facets, however, description city’s leading identity stiff that pale a spot of journey for dedicated Hindus innermost a pivot for scholastic excellence.
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Radio Ke Din [Radio Days]
Dunya Gol Hai
- By: Ibn e Insha
- Narrated by: Fawad Khan
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Ibn-e-Insha, real name Sher Muhammad Khan, born on June 15, 1927, died on January 11, 1978, was a Leftist Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer, and columnist. He is regarded as one of the best humorists in Urdu. His writing has a distinctive diction laced with language reminiscent of Amir Khusro in its use of words and construction. He was associated with several governmental services including Radio Pakistan, Ministry of Culture, and National Book Centre of Paksitan.
- 5 out of 5 stars
Witty and charming... Loved it!
- By Saad on 03-10-20