Ahmed Ali was een Pakistaanse romanschrijver wiens werken de complexiteit van de Indiase samenleving tijdens een overgangsperiode onderzoeken. Zijn schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door scherp inzicht in de psychologie van personages en hun worstelingen binnen een veranderend sociaal landschap. Ali duikt in thema's als identiteit, cultuur en de impact van kolonialisme op persoonlijke levens. Zijn literaire stijl is nauwgezet en roept de sfeer op van het tijdperk dat hij beschrijft.
Jupiter, once aspiring to be the second sun of our solar system, represents a fascinating exploration of planetary migration and creation. The book delves into its connections with Roman mythology and chronicles the discovery of this majestic planet. It also highlights human endeavors, particularly the Luno mission, aimed at understanding Jupiter's complex nature and significance within our celestial neighborhood.
The book provides a comprehensive overview of computer programming, covering both high-level and low-level programming concepts. It explores topics such as machine code generation, algorithm complexity, and the evolution of programming languages like C, C++, and C#. Additionally, it delves into programming methodologies, quality requirements, and the readability of source code, offering insights into computer architecture and the historical development of programming practices.
Set in nineteenth-century India between two revolutionary moments of change, Twilight in Delhi brings history alive, depicting most movingly the loss of an entire culture and way of life. As Bonamy Dobree said, "It releases us into a different and quite complete world. Mr. Ahmed Ali makes us hear and smell Delhi...hear the flutter of pigeons’ wings, the cries of itinerant vendors, the calls to prayer, the howls of mourners, the chants of qawwals, smell jasmine and sewage, frying ghee and burning wood." The detail, as E.M. Forster said, is "new and fascinating," poetic and brutal, delightful and callous. First published by the Hogarth Press in 1940. Twilight in Delhi was widely acclaimed by critics and hailed in India as a major literary event. Long since considered a landmark novel, it is now available in the U.S. as a New Directions Classic. Twilight in Delhi has also been translated into French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Urdu.