Hossain, Mir Mosharraf <br/><br/>
Ocean of Melancholy: the Tragedy That Was Karbala  
/Mir Mosharraf Hossain & Translated By Alo Shome 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New Delhi:  Niyogi Books,  2018. 
 - 208 p.:  23cm. 
<br/><br/> One of the best known works of Mir Mosharraf Hossain, Bishad Sindhu (Ocean of Melancholy) is an epic historical novel centred around events that led to the battle of Karbala and its aftermath. The book revolves around the tragic story of Hassan and Hussein, grandsons of the great Prophet Muhammad, who were exterminated by their bitter enemy Yazid, the son of the king of Damascus, for his desire for Zainab—Hassan’s beautiful wife—and his greed for the throne of Medina. The plot is dramatic, has a mythical undertone to it, and deeds of heroism and supernatural occurrences render an epic flavour to its narrative. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789386906502 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>literature
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>891.43362   / HOS