A Map of Longings: Life and Works of Agh
English


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The beautifully written first biography of one of the world’s finest twentieth-century poets   Agha Shahid Ali (1949–2001) was one of the most celebrated American poets of the latter twentieth century and his works have touched millions of lives around the world. Traversing multiple geographies cultures religions and traditions he mapped the varied landscapes of the Indian subcontinent and the United States.   In this biography Manan Kapoor narrates Shahid’s evolution following in the footsteps of the “Beloved Witness” from Kashmir and New Delhi to the American Southwest and Massachusetts. He charts Shahid’s friendships with literary figures such as James Merrill Salman Rushdie and Edward Said; explores how Shahid responded to events around the world including the partition of the Indian subcontinent and the AIDS epidemic in America; and draws on unpublished materials and in-depth interviews to reveal the experiences and relationships that informed his poetry.   Hailed upon its release in India as “lush” and “poetic” A Map of Longings is the story of an extraordinary poet the works he left behind and the legacy of his singular poetic vision.
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