{"product_id":"the-muslim-vanishes-9780670096350","title":"The Muslim Vanishes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe great poet Ghalib, part of a long tradition of eclectic liberalism, found Benaras so compelling that he wrote his longest poem on the holy city, 'Chiragh-e-Dair' (\u003ci\u003eMandir Ka Diya \u003c\/i\u003eor Lamp in the Temple): \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Ibadat khaana-e-naaqoosian ast, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHama na Kaaba-e-Hindostan ast. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e (Devotees make searing music with conch shells, \u003cbr\u003e This truly is the Kaaba of Hindustan.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Take Ghalib and his myriad followers out of the equation. Will Hindustan be left with a gaping hole or become something quite new? \u003ci\u003eThe Muslim Vanishes\u003c\/i\u003e, a play by Saeed Naqvi, attempts to answer that question. \u003cbr\u003e Caste, the Hindu-Muslim divide, Pakistan-Kashmir-decibel levels on these subjects are too high, with each side fiercely defending their own narratives for a conversation to take place. What is the way out of this trap? \u003cbr\u003e Razor-sharp, gentle and funny, Saeed Naqvi falls back on a combination of grandma's bedside stories, Aesop's fables and Mullah Nasruddin's feigned foibles to spring an inspired surprise on us. Can it douse the flames?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780670096350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"Saeed Naqvi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42059389305013,"sku":"9780670096350","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_22c69208-3831-478a-8504-d18d446b60ac.jpg?v=1650342969","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-muslim-vanishes-9780670096350","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}