Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Readings in Urdu: Prose and Poetry

Honolulu: East-West Center Press, 1965. First edition. Paperback. Large quarto. VIII, [4], 396pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Previous owner's name (Herbert H. Paper*) on half-title. This work contains selected Urdu poetry, ten selections of Urdu prose and a text for the student with a basic knowledge of the Urdu language. Urdu, the national language of Pakistan, was created around the 1600’s in Central Asia. The word ‘Urdu’ comes from the Turkish word ‘ordu’ meaning ‘camp’ or ‘army’. It was used as a unifying communication tool between the Muslim soldiers during their conquest of Ancient India and Eastern Persia. Minor shelf wear. Wrappers in overall good, interior in very good condition. g. Item #35274

*Dr. Herbert Harry Paper (1925-2012) was Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and near Eastern Languages, and the Editor of the Hebrew Union College Annual, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati. He received a doctorate from the University of Chicago. Dr. Paper taught at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and joined HUC-JIR as the Dean of Graduate Studies. His specialties were Persian studies, concentrating on the history of the Persian language and on the ancient languages of Iran, and Yiddish literature.

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