{"product_id":"9789381017708","title":"The Madness of Waiting","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1899, Muhammad Hadi Ruswa’s famous novel, \u003ci\u003eUmrao Jaan Ada,\u003c\/i\u003e created a sensation when it came out, with its candid fictionalized account of Umrao Jaan, based on a renowned Lucknow courtesan and poetess of the same name. Considered by many as the first Urdu novel, it remains highly popular today, and has been the basis for three films and a Pakistani television serial. But despite Ruswa’s notoriety, few know that a month after he wrote \u003ci\u003eUmrao Jaan Ada\u003c\/i\u003e, Ruswa penned a sly novella entitled \u003ci\u003eJunun-e-Intezar,\u003c\/i\u003e in which “Umrao” avenges herself on her creator, Ruswa, by narrating the story of his life. Blurring the lines between truth and fiction, narrator and character, this clever narrative strategy gives the courtesan a voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile \u003ci\u003eUmrao Jaan Ada\u003c\/i\u003e is still celebrated, \u003ci\u003eJunun-e-Intezar\u003c\/i\u003e has been completely forgotten—until now.  \u003ci\u003eThe Madness of Waiting \u003c\/i\u003eredresses this imbalance, featuring both the Urdu original and a superb English translation of \u003ci\u003eJunun-e-Intezar\u003c\/i\u003e. The book also includes a critical introduction that rethinks \u003ci\u003eUmrao Jaan Ada\u003c\/i\u003e and the Urdu literary milieu of the late-nineteenth-century Lucknow courtesan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zubaan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060677525744,"sku":"9789381017708","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789381017708_p0.jpg?v=1763674909","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789381017708","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}