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Original Title:	مراۃ العروس
ISBN:	8178240211 (ISBN13: 9788178240213)
Edition Language:	English

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‘One of the greatest prose writers in Urdu' - India Today

The Bride's Mirror (mirat ul-‘arus) was the first bestseller in Urdu. First published in 1869, within twenty years it had gone into several editions and sold over 100, 000 copies. An English translation was published in England in 1903 by G. E. Ward and the book has been almost continuously in print ever since. The novel tells the story of two sisters, asghari and akbari, who are married to two brothers in Delhi. Akbari, the spoilt, mean-tempered and impetuous sister, fritters away all the advantages she is offered and makes a mess of her life. Asghari, who has to contend with all sorts of disappointments and setbacks, prevails in the end and makes a success of everything she turns her hand to. All through its existence, the bride’s mirror had been hailed as one of the most important works of Urdu literature ever published. The portrait it provides of the lives of those who lived in Delhi over a hundred years ago is an indelible one.

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Title	:	The Bride's Mirror: A Tale of Life in Delhi a Hundred Years Ago
Author	:	Deputy Nazir Ahmad
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 223 pages
Published	:	2001 by Sangam Books Ltd (first published 1869)
Categories	:	Classics. Drama. Cultural. India

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Beautiful. People should also read his Taubat un-Nasuh.

OK

I found it very inspiring, so yes i highly recommend it to all those urdu novel lovers out there :D

Part of my Urdu Literature course in 8th grade, it was fun reading it with my friends and teachers.

Its claim to fame is that it is the first novel in the Urdu language.Read in school,but found it a bit dull given the setting in 19th century India and language which is very different from the Urdu of today.

When it doesn't turn into a sermon about obeying your husband and being his inferior slave and provider of all his desires, it's okay ish. Product of it's time and should stay in 1869 but even today the Asghari vs Akbari female stereotype is held on to in TV dramas in Pakistan. Thus this novel is timeless as unfortunately asghari is still the girl most Pakistan men and their mothers want, and if a girl is not an Asghari she is automatically an Akbari.

A classic which is reworked by so many others. This version however is short and simple compared to other inspired work.