Abul Hussain: Early Poems: A Selection
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1st ed.
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9843231368
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xiv+56p.
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Culled from the early writings of Abul Hussain, who is recognized as the first modern Bengali poet in Bangladesh, these poems, translated by Syed Sajjad Hussain, provide a glimpse into the essence of his poetry--urbanity, wit and satire, colloquial style and a toughness of texture. No effort has been made to convey the singularity of his diction and the expertise of his metrical and rhyming innovations, which distinguish him most from his contemporaries, since ...
