Zindan-Nama
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Zindan-Nama is a celebrated collection of prison poems by Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, reflecting his political struggle, resilience, and humanist ideals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zindan-Nama canonical | 3 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Urdu poetry book
ⓘ
poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
leftist politics in South Asia
ⓘ
Progressive Writers Movement ⓘ
surface form:
progressive writers movement
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| author | Faiz Ahmed Faiz ⓘ |
| circulatedAmong | progressive and activist circles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Pakistan ⓘ |
| genre |
political poetry
ⓘ
prison poetry ⓘ revolutionary poetry ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
collective struggle
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dignity of the oppressed ⓘ prison life ⓘ state repression ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of Urdu political poets ⓘ |
| language |
Urdu language
ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
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| literaryForm |
ghazal
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nazm ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | modern Urdu poetry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fusion of romantic and revolutionary imagery
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influence on Urdu resistance literature ⓘ symbolic use of prison as metaphor ⓘ |
| partOf | Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s political oeuvre ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of Urdu prison literature
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major work of Faiz Ahmed Faiz ⓘ |
| reflects |
Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s Marxist-influenced worldview
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Faiz Ahmed Faiz’s political imprisonment ⓘ anti-colonial and anti-authoritarian sentiments ⓘ |
| theme |
hope
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humanism ⓘ love and solidarity ⓘ political struggle ⓘ resilience ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Book of Prison ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Faiz Ahmed Faiz