A bowl of warm air / Moniza Alvi
1996, First Edition. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. First edition, first printing. Very good paperback copy; slightly dust-dulled and edge-bumped. Cover sun-toned. Minor tear to front cover. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #455089
ISBN: 0192825208
Physical description; 46 pages ; 22 cm. Contents; And If -- The Double City -- Hindi Urdu Bol Chaal -- Fighter Planes -- The Wedding -- The Airborne House -- My Father's Father's Father -- The Courtyard -- An Unknown Girl -- My Aunts Don't Want to Move -- Shoes and Socks -- The Colours of the World -- Grand Hotel -- Lahore Canal -- Rolling -- Where Have You Been? -- Delhi Christmas -- Rainy Season -- O Maharani -- The Laughing Moon -- Exile -- Under the Brick -- Houdini -- The Illusionist -- Women of this World -- Burial -- A Bowl of Warm Air -- Moving In -- Our House -- Afterlife -- My Prehistoric Name -- All There Is -- Story of a City -- Tuning In. Subjects; English poetry 20th century. Indic poetry (English) 20th century. Pakistan ; Poetry. Pakistan. English poetry.
Price: €18.00