Fire of Bengal

603 Pages·1993·139.672 MB·English

by  Rózsa Hajnóczy

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Translated by
Eva Wimmer and David Grant
Edited by
William Radice
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8~(,3 Bengali Tiiz (Fire or Bengal) was first published in Budapest in 1944.
The second edition of Bengali Tiiz was published in 1972.
I 9Cf 3 This English translation, FIRE OF BENGAL is made from
the 1972 edition of Bengali Tiiz.
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Cover designed by Anwar Farook. The blow-up is made from a photograph of
R6zsa Hajn6czy taken at the reputed tomb of Jesus Christ at Srinagar.
The photograph appears in the book Allah Akbar by Dr Gyula Gcrmanus
(author's husband) first published in 1935 and republished in 1973.
Cover illustration © University Press Limited
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CONTENTS
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Foreword 1
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FIRST YEAR 19
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