Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Ordre des livres
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas était une figure influente du cinéma indien, reconnu comme réalisateur, scénariste et romancier. Son travail se caractérisait par une forte conscience sociale, abordant souvent des thèmes de réalisme et d'engagement communautaire. Abbas fut un pionnier du cinéma néoréaliste indien, et ses scénarios ont façonné une ère de narration brute et authentique. Au-delà du cinéma, il a laissé une empreinte durable dans le journalisme à travers sa chronique de longue date 'Last Page', offrant des décennies d'aperçus sur la société et la culture indiennes.
- 2021
- 2014
An Evening in Paris and Other Stories
- 210pages
- 8 heures de lecture
Widely known for his humanistic outlook and social realism, Khwaja Ahmad Abbas invariably drew inspiration from real-life situations and characters. In An Evening in Paris and Other Stories, the storyteller charms the reader with aspirational tales of ordinary men and women, guided forward by a lifelong dream. With dabs of magic realism and tales of wishful travel to faraway lands coursing through the stories, this is a fascinating collection.
- 2014
Sardarji and Other Stories
- 246pages
- 9 heures de lecture
The lyrical prose of writer, journalist and film director Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914-1987) easily lends itself to short stories. In Sardarji and Other Stories, a captivating collection, the protagonists of each tale are portrayed grappling with realities imposed upon them by an unrelenting historical churning that compels them to revisit their relationships with their cultural, spatial and psychological moorings. Communal riots, poverty, abjection, love and longing or renewed hopes and nascent dreams make this collection an incisive and moving portrayal of the human condition. This Khwaja Ahmad Abbas collection includes some of the best short stories ever penned down by the author, journalist and film directorEach of the stories selected for this volume gives a glimpse into the mind and works of this legendary writerEncompasses a variety of themes that readers can easily identify with.Includes the last interview with Abbas about his last film, Ek Aadmi.