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Selections from Tilism-e-Hoshruba

By: Munshi Muhammad Husain Jah
Narrated by: Fawad Khan
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The world's first and longest magical fantasy Hoshruba (1883-1893) was compiled in the Urdu language in Lucknow by two of its greatest story-tellers, Syed Muhammad Husain Jah and Ahmed Husain Qamar, wrote a fantasy in the Urdu language whose equal had not been heard before, and which has never been rivaled since. It was called Tilism-e Hoshruba. The writers claimed that the tale had been passed down to them from storytellers going back centuries: It was a part of the beloved oral epic, The Adventures of Amir Hamza which had come to the Indian subcontinent via Persia and had gained in popularity during the reign of Akbar, the Mughal emperor. The Tilism-e-Hoshruba is the subcontinent’s first wholly indigenous Indo-Islamic fantasy epic. It tells the stories of Amir Hamza’s military forces, his grandson, and his loyal band of tricksters (masters of wit and disguise) as they go to war with Afrasiyab, the sorcerer who rules the magical land of Hoshruba.

Please note: This audiobook is in Urdu.

©2019 Urdu Studio (P)2019 Urdu Studio Classics Magic Fantasy Fiction
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Beautifully narrated which made the story more and more interesting. I love the story and its narration very much.

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The Urdu, the texture of the stories and their delivery are simply sublime. I just wish there was more available.

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