The mirror of beauty: being the tale of an extraordinary woman in nineteenth-century India who struggled all her life to choose for herself against all odds, narrated as a politico-historical romance (Record no. 3366)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780143422730 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 891.439371 |
| Item number | FAR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Faruqi, Shamshur Rahman |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The mirror of beauty: being the tale of an extraordinary woman in nineteenth-century India who struggled all her life to choose for herself against all odds, narrated as a politico-historical romance |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd. |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Haryana |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2014 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxii, 961 p. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price type code | INR |
| Price amount | 799.00 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | It is the sunset of the Mughal Empire. The splendour of imperial Delhi flares one last time. The young daughter of a craftsman in the city elopes with an officer of the East India Company. And so we are drawn into the story of Wazir Khanam: a dazzlingly beautiful and fiercely independent woman who takes a series of lovers, including a Navab and a Mughal prince—and whom history remembers as the mother of the famous poet Dagh. But it is not just one life that this novel sets out to capture: it paints in rapturous detail an entire civilization.<br/>Beginning with the story of an enigmatic and gifted painter in a village near Kishangarh, The Mirror of Beauty embarks on an epic journey that sweeps through the death-giving deserts of Rajputana, the verdant valley of Kashmir and the glorious cosmopolis of Delhi, the craft of miniature painting and the art of carpet designing, scintillating musical performances and recurring paintings of mysterious, alluring women. Its scope breathtaking, its language beguiling, and its style sumptuous, this is a work of profound beauty, depth and power. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Manners and customs |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Man-woman relationships |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Women--Social conditions |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | India--Mogul Empire |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Non-fiction | TB1311 | 27-08-2022 | Indian Institute of Management LRC | Indian Institute of Management LRC | General Stacks | 09/19/2022 | Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. | 548.51 | 2 | 891.439371 FAR | 003138 | 06/04/2024 | 03/15/2024 | 1 | 799.00 | 09/19/2022 | Book |