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Zustand: New.

Original cloth with dustjacket. Spine of the dustjacket discolored, few chips on the top edge, minor traces of use, else a (very) good copy. Please see description or ask for photos.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. A Most Noble Life is the extraordinary story of Ashrafunnisa Begum, who was born in an obscure village in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, taught herself to read and write, in secret, against the wishes of her elders and prevailing norms, and went on to teach and inspire generations of young girls at the Victoria Girls' Schoolthe first school for girls in Lahore. Her unusual life was written about with great poignancy by Muhammadi Begumthe first woman to edit a journal in Urdu, and a prolific writer of fiction and poetry for adults and children, and instructional books for women during her brief life. She aptly titled the biography Hayat-e Ashraf: it echoes the name of her subject, but also means 'the noblest life'. The two women, who met by chance at a wedding, instantly developed a strong mutual affinity, which grew into a lifelong bond. In Ashrafunnisa Begum, Muhammadi Begum saw not only the mother she had lost as a child, but also an inspiring role model who had led a principled life of her own making, and shown amazing grace and strength against grave odds. This is the first complete English translation of Hayat-e Ashraf (1904). The translator, a longtime scholar of Urdu literature and culture, also provides the first detailed study of the life and works of its author, Muhammadi Begum, and highlights in an 'Afterword' two key social issues of the time, women's literacy and widow remarriage, which remain as relevant today. An absorbing narrative, observant, witty and poignant, lovingly translated and annotated by C. M. Naim, it affords us precious and candid glimpses of ordinary Muslim women in the nineteenth century who, unknown to themselves, led less than ordinary lives.

BINDING - Softcover. Zustand: CONDITION - Used/ Good. 126 Pages. Previous Owner's Name On Title Page.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 420 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

BINDING - Card Covers with lig. Zustand: CONDITION - Used/ Good. 118 Pages. Previous Owner's Name On Title Page. Author Signed. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Ex library hardback with DJ; usual stamps/markings. Published in 1974 by The University of Chicago Press. A good, clean copy. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-1B*.

BINDING - Hardcover. original. Zustand: used/Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Jacket - Good. with light wear. 273 Pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First edition. Small octavo ( standard sized). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. xiii, 214 p. w/map, frontis, footnots, appendices, bibliography, index.

Paperback. Zustand: g. First edition. Large quarto. VIII, [4], 396pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Previous owner's name (Herbert H. Paper*) on half-title. This work contains selected Urdu poetry, ten selections of Urdu prose and a text for the student with a basic knowledge of the Urdu language. Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, was created around the 1600's in Central Asia. The word 'Urdu' comes from the Turkish word 'ordu' meaning 'camp' or 'army'. It was used as a unifying communication tool between the Muslim soldiers during their conquest of Ancient India and Eastern Persia. Minor shelf wear. Wrappers in overall good, interior in very good condition. *Dr. Herbert Harry Paper (1925-2012) was Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and near Eastern Languages, and the Editor of the Hebrew Union College Annual, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati. He received a doctorate from the University of Chicago. Dr. Paper taught at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and joined HUC-JIR as the Dean of Graduate Studies. His specialties were Persian studies, concentrating on the history of the Persian language and on the ancient languages of Iran, and Yiddish literature.