At The Time Of Partition

Download or read book At the Time of Partition written by Moniza Alvi and published by Bloodaxe Books Limited. This book was released on 2013 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book-length poem is set at the time of the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 when thousands of people were killed in civil unrest and millions displaced, with families later split between the two countries. Inspired by family history, Moniza Alvi weaves a deeply personal story of fortitude and courage, as well as of tragic loss, in this powerful work in 20 parts. At the Time of Partition is Moniza Alvi's first new poetry book since her T.S. Eliot Prize-shortlisted collection Europa, published in 2008 at the same time as Split World: Poems 1990-2005.