The Way It Was Once Faiz Ahmed Faiz: His Life, His Poems

Ali Madeeh Hashmi and Shoaib Hashmi

HarperCollins India

256 pages, R499

The revolutionary and seductive appeal of Faiz’s poetry has only grown in the 25 years since his death. To commemorate Faiz’s birth centenary, this book brings together pictures from the poet’s family album, a biography by his grandson, Ali Madeeh Hashmi, and translations of 52 of Faiz’s poems by Shoaib Hashmi. Also included are extracts from Faiz’s handwritten letters and poems, and clippings from his interviews.