Download or read book Culture and Identity written by Faiẓ Aḥmad Faiẓ and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is the first compilation of the English writing of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Pakistan's premier poet and author, to be published. Apart from may volumes of poetry beginning with Naqsh-e-Faryadi in 1941, Faiz Ahmed Faiz wrote literary criticism and articles on culture in both Urdu and English. Some of his articles in this volume spell out the writer's well-known predilection for the progressive canons of literature. Articles on Amir Khusrau, Ghalib, Tolstoy, Iqbal, and Sadequain figure prominently in the collection as 'applied criticism'. This volume is not only invaluable for shedding light on the literary proclivities of Faiz but also stands on its own as a very candid and original exposition of Pakistan culture and thought."--BOOK JACKET.