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The Sun that Rose from the Earth contains stories of poets and poetry. The stories give us a peek into the time of the Mughals and are set in various places in North India. Summary of the Book The stories in this book give us a picture of a time in the past. It tells us tales of poets who are considered to be historical figured today. Some names include: Ghalib, Mirza Jan-e-Janan, Budh Singh Qalandar, Amir Khan Anjam, Mir Taqi Mir and Kishan Chand Ikhlas. About Shamsur Rahman Faruqi Shamsur Rahman Faruqi is an important writer and is a celebrated Urdu critic. He has edited and published the literary journal Shabkhoon and has authored a famous study of four volumes of the poet Mir Taqi Mir. He has also done another four-volume work on an Urdu oral romance, Dastan-e-Amir Hamza. He received the prestigious Saraswati Samman in 1996 for his contribution to Urdu literature. The Sun That Rose From The Earth is his English translation of his first collection of stories, Savar Aur Doosre Afsane.