Farhang Fasana-e-Azad
This book is "Farhang Fasana-e-Azad" is a dictionary or glossary of the book "Fasana-e-Azad". This glossary is written by Dr.Akbar Hussain Quraishi. Fasana-e-Azad is an Urdu novel by Ratan Nath Dhar Sarshar. It was serialized in Avadh Akhbar between 1878 and 1883 before it was published in four large volumes by the Nawal Kishore Press. The story follows a wandering character named Azad and his companion, Khoji, from the streets of late-nineteenth-century Lucknow to the battlefields of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) in Constantinople and Russia. It is thought by most scholars to be one of the first novels in Urdu.Perennially popular, Fasana-e-Azad has been a subject of study by literary critics as the first Urdu novel and for its influence on the literary form's later development. It is noted for its colourful descriptions of Lucknow, its people, and its culture. While reading this novel, a lot of words, phrases and idoms were found difficult to understand, so the need for a glossary arose. Farahang-e-Azad makes it easier for the readers to understand and enjoy this book.
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This book is "Farhang Fasana-e-Azad" is a dictionary or glossary of the book "Fasana-e-Azad". This glossary is written by Dr.Akbar Hussain Quraishi. Fasana-e-Azad is an Urdu novel by Ratan Nath Dhar Sarshar. It was serialized in Avadh Akhbar between 1878 and 1883 before it was published in four large volumes by the Nawal Kishore Press. The story follows a wandering character named Azad and his companion, Khoji, from the streets of late-nineteenth-century Lucknow to the battlefields of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) in Constantinople and Russia. It is thought by most scholars to be one of the first novels in Urdu.Perennially popular, Fasana-e-Azad has been a subject of study by literary critics as the first Urdu novel and for its influence on the literary form's later development. It is noted for its colourful descriptions of Lucknow, its people, and its culture. While reading this novel, a lot of words, phrases and idoms were found difficult to understand, so the need for a glossary arose. Farahang-e-Azad makes it easier for the readers to understand and enjoy this book.
