{"product_id":"the-homelands-an-ocean","title":"The Homeland's an Ocean","description":"\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":"Default Title","offer_id":48845511000269,"sku":"9780143460213","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_84e2e2c6-f7d5-4860-9160-87055dd601d7.jpg?v=1792776554","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-homelands-an-ocean","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}