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Munir Niazi. A Cry in the Wilderness.(Book Review)
From:
World Literature Today
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May 1, 2004| Author:
Hashmi, Alamgir
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Mohair Niazi. A Cry in the Wilderness. Muhammad Ali Siddiqui, intro. Oxford / New York / Karachi, Pakistan. Oxford University Press. 2002. xv + 65 pages. Rs395/$19.95. ISBN 019-579331-5
A HALF-CENTURY OF VERSE WRITING over a dozen collections--has made Munir Niazi a prominent name in contemporary Urdu and Punjabi literatures. His work is one of refined diction and effects, in lyrical rhythms he has made his own. The caprice of circumstance is often mismatched to the pris...
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