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Umrao Jan Ada (96th Edition) by David Matthews (Translator), H.M. Rusva, Mirza Hadi Ruswa, Sudhin N. Ghose Paperback, 207 Pages, Published 1996 ISBN-10: 81-7167-311-2 / 8171673112 ISBN-13: 978-81-7167-311-7 / 9788171673117 Umrao Jan Ada, published more than a hundred years ago, was the first novel to be written in Urdu. It tells the story of a courtesan from Lucknow, a woman of great charm who was also a brilliant poet and singer. Documented by a close friend and dictated by Umrao Jan herself, the novel weaves the cou |