Kahlil Gibran’s masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages, and the American editions alone have sold more than nine million copies.The Prophet is a collection of poetic essays that...

Dostoyevsky's great novel of damnation and redemption evokes a world where the lines between innocence and corruption, good and evil, blur. It tells the story of Raskolnikov, a destitute and desperate former student, who wanders through the slums of St Petersburg and commits a...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England...

SHAYAD BY JOHN ELIA

From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's most celebrated play. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of Hamlet in performance, takes a detailed look at specific productions, and recommends film...

Dewane Ghalib by Mirza Ghalib

With an Introduction by Emma Hartnoll. Initially a vivacious, outgoing person, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) progressively withdrew into a reclusive existence. An undiscovered genius during her lifetime, only seven out of her total of 1,775 poems were published prior to her death. She had an...

YANI BY JOHN ELIA Known for his raw honesty and brilliant linguistic style, Elia’s works continue to captivate lovers of modern Urdu literature. The collection contains many of his most famous, oft-quoted ghazals and remains an unforgettable journey into the depths of human sorrow...

A beautifully curated collection of Maya Angelou's most beloved poems, accompanied by the vibrant artwork of Aurélia Durand.I'm a womanPhenomenally.Phenomenal woman,That's me.Radical self acceptance. Hope through turbulent times. Love as an anchor. Maya Angelou's poetry is the perfect gift for any occasion. Let her...

Non Fiction, Poetry Books, Urdu Books

"The Treasures of Meaning: 50 Urdu Ghazals of Ghalib" by Shah Fazal Abbas is a wonderful collection that brings together some of the finest works of Mirza Ghalib, providing an insightful commentary and translation of his poetry. Since the book is a compilation of...

A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a dear friend from childhood, asking her how to raise her baby girl as a feminist. Dear Ijeawele is Adichie's letter of response.Here are fifteen invaluable suggestions-compelling, direct, wryly funny, and perceptive-for how...

A rich, poetic, and socially relevant version of the great spiritual-philosophical classic of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching-from a legendary literary icon Most people know Ursula K. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy. Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are...

This translation of Fahmida Riaz's poetry collection not only preserves the iconoclastic sensuousness of Fahmida's Urdu original but adds to its evocative power through English diction and figures of speech. Fahmida Riaz's voice had the distinction of breaking new paths, daring to deviate from...

The book features the author's signature romantic and reflective ghazals and nazms, exploring themes of human emotion, love, longing, and the passage of time. 

Arthur Miller's classic parable of mass hysteria draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch-hunt of 1692 - 'one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history' - and the American anti-communist purges led by Senator McCarthy in the 1950s. The story...

'But no, she's abstract, is a birdOf sound in the air of air soaring,And her soul sings unencumberedBecause the song's what makes her sing.'Dramatic, lyrical and ranging over four distinct personae, these poems by one of Portugal's greatest poets trace a mind shaken by...

Clanless, lawless, homeless is he who is in love with civil war, that brutal ferocious thing.' The epic poem The Iliad begins nine years after the beginning of the Trojan War and describes the great warrior Achilles and the battles and events that take...

De Profundis and Other Prison Writingsand is a new selection of Oscar Wilde's prison letters and poetry in Penguin Classics, edited and introduced by Colm Tóibín.At the start of 1895, Oscar Wilde was the toast of London, widely feted for his most recent stage...

Exile lies at the root of our earliest stories. Charting varied experiences of people forced to leave their homes from the ancient world to the present day, The Heart of a Stranger is an anthology of poetry, fiction and non-fiction that journeys through six...

From the Academy Award (R)-winning actor, an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.I've been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Greedily she engorged without restraint,And knew not eating death;'Milton's Paradise Lost is a poem of epic proportions that tells of Satan's attempts to mislead Eve into disobeying God in the Garden of...

Lekin Urdu Poetry Book Authored By John Elia. Lekin Urdu poetry book contains collection of social romantic Poetry, Urdu ghazals, songs, and other poems of John Elia.

Neel Kay Sang (Safar Nama e Misr) by Tahir Anwar Pasha | Tourism Book in Urdu Language

One of the most oft-quoted poets of the nineteenth century, Ghalib was an intellectual colossus, whose poetry is imbued with timelessness and universality. Born and brought up in North India, he wrote both in his mother tongue, Urdu and in Persian, the established and...

Raat Samandar Main by Amjad Islam Amjad

SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021'Verdict on Willis book: a treat' -and Express'The book is a gem' - Mike Atherton'It's a lovely book, containing previously unseen musings from the great man' - David Lloyd'enjoyable and eye-opening... a...

Since its first publication, The Artist's Way has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert, Tim Ferriss and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey and find a deeper connection to process and purpose. Julia Cameron guides readers in uncovering problems and pressure...

Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) was one of the writers who defined the course of twentieth-century poetry. In theand Letters, we discover the art of Plath's correspondence. Most has never before been published, and it is here presented unabridged, without revision, so that she speaks directly...

Tell your special loved one 'I Love You' with this heart-warming book from our favourite furry friend, Peter Rabbit.Snuggle up with the little bunny you love the most and read this adorable book together. Featuring Peter Rabbit - and other classic Beatrix Potter characters...

The whole world does its works and commits its errors: but few are the lovers who know the beloved' "He who has seen Him and touched Him, he is freed from all fear and trouble" "Kabir says: "I have attained the unattainable, and my...

Translated by renowned Rumi expert Nader Khalili, over 120 poems on spirituality from the Persian mystic poet and Sufi master have been carefully collected and curated in this beautifully illustrated edition.For more than eight centuries, Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi—commonly referred to simply as Rumi—has...

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE MAIDENS.The Maidens are Cambridge University's most exclusive society, whose members are selected by the charismatic professor of Greek tragedy, Edward Fosca.A SECRETIVE SET OF THE BRIGHTEST, MOST CAPTIVATING STUDENTS.When one of the Maidens is murdered, grieving young therapist...

ABAAD KHARABA

Sharah Kalam Bullhay Shah by Prof. Hameed Ullah Hashmi

Faiz Ahmed Faiz is looked on as the most important Urdu poet in both India and Pakistan. This collection of his poems is representative of the best in contemporary Urdu writing. The Urdu text is presented with English translations.

Bang -e- Dara by Allama Mohammad Iqbal"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

*A Times Literary Supplement and Financial Times Book of the Year 2024*An extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our ageTracing the legacy of Margaret Atwood – a writer who has fundamentally shaped our contemporary literary landscapes –...

The best of Hanshan's treasured poems―among the earliest of Zen Buddhist poetry, beloved by the Beat Generation―here newly translated by Peter Harris and organised thematically in a beautiful Pocket Poet hardcover. Long ranking among the most inspiring works of world literature, the poems of...

‘When I look over the poems in this book, I can trace the course of my life. The various stages are all here: the young woman juggling various boyfriends, the wife adrift amid the joy and terror of new motherhood, and the astounded, adoring...

A landmark collection of poems from the author of Cider with Rosie Laurie Lee is beloved for his writing on a lost rural world. His evocative poetry springs from his deep connection with nature, as he tracks the seasons changing and the years turning...

One of Thailand’s best-known and most highly regarded novels, portraying the romance of a young Thai man and a married older woman‘In that tranquil and apparently very ordinary picture, I see everything unfolding. Every scene, every part, from the beginning to the final act’Nopporn,...

Explore the extraordinary imagination of Booker Prize-winner and visionary author Ben Okri - one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature.'A single line can lead the mind to terraces of contemplation. Naturally it depends on the line and the view.'This is a collection...

Ghalib ki Farsi Ghazloon Se Intekhab

Dive into the shadowy depths of Vampires & the Shadow World, a mesmerising collection of classic poems and stories that pulses with the lifeblood of gothic romance and eternal desire.This anthology invites you to explore the laments of ancient vampires, whose sorrowful verses reveal...

An inviting and poignant new collection exploring our increasingly turbulent relationship with nature, from award-winning poet Michael Symmons Roberts'I love Michael Symmons Roberts' poetry' Jeanette Winterson'An existential wrestle between body and soul ... sure-footed' Guardian, Best New PoetryDog Star is a book of linked...

‘I ask my therapist why should I want to grow / she says I will suffer less / what is she trying to prove?’Tragicomic verses from the award-winning comedian and millennial renaissance woman.Catherine Cohen, the one-woman stand-up chanteuse who has electrified the downtown NYC...

Possession is an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once a literary detective novel and a triumphant love story. It is the tale of a pair of young scholars investigating the lives of two Victorian poets. Following a trail of letters, journals and...

The city you grew up in is gone, as if sunk to the bottom of the ocean. So much has vanished with it – counterfeit watches, streets echoing with the sound of stilettos, and even some of your classmates and teachers. Then the disappearances...

Jane Austen’scharming, witty and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood, now an irresistible new feature film starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles"The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can...