{"product_id":"the-homelands-an-ocean-9780143460213","title":"The Homeland's an Ocean","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ranjit Hoskote\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: India Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: India Penguin Classics\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Like the whirlpool, still center of a giddy circling, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e the homeland's an ocean that scatters us in all directions.' \u003cbr\u003e Mir Taqi Mir (1723-1810) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mir, one of the greatest Urdu poets, lived through extraordinarily turbulent times in a Delhi besieged by marauders, and in exile elsewhere in North India. By the time he died, aged eighty-seven, he had witnessed a long era of violence and chaos. Yet, through it all, he crafted the most exquisite poetry, shaping the Urdu language from the resources of Khari Boli, Persian and Brajbhasha. A thoughtful selection of 150 of his \u003ci\u003easha'ar\u003c\/i\u003e or couplets by Ranjit Hoskote, \u003ci\u003eThe Homeland's an Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a far more political Mir than we know, a many-sided poet of melancholia, irreverent humor, love and audacious social vision. Hoskote's fresh, contemporary translation brings Mir's poetry back to a world that needs such a passionately urgent voice. Framed by the translator's substantial introduction to Mir's life and his literary, linguistic and political contexts, this book invites readers to look through a unique eighteenth-century lens at our current crises of homeland, identity and belonging. ","brand":"India Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45087207719063,"sku":"9780143460213","price":390.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780143460213.webp?v=1769202627","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-homelands-an-ocean-9780143460213","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}