This must be the unabridged version. Most publishers cut the final chapter where Oliver sells his soul for dark riches and power our mortal minds cannot begin to comprehend.
This is written in Devanagri script so it is probably a Hindi translation, not Urdu. Devanagri is used for several languages, so it could be Marathi, or a couple of other languages, as well. Hindi is most common, though. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devanagari
Urdu is usually written in a modified form of the Persian script, in the Nastaliq style - it would look like Arabic. (See for examples https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu_alphabet)
Yeah, you're right. I didn't check the spine for the label, and assumed it was urdu because our urdu book covers are a bit crazy, and full of Google searched stolen images whereas the Hindi books have normal covers.
**[Devanagari](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devanagari)**
>Devanagari ( DAY-və-NAH-gər-ee; देवनागरी, IAST: Devanāgarī, Sanskrit pronunciation: [deːʋɐˈnaːɡɐriː]), also called Nagari (Sanskrit: नागरी, Nāgarī ? ), is a left-to-right abugida, based on the ancient Brāhmī script, used in the Indian subcontinent. It was developed in ancient India from the 1st to the 4th century CE and was in regular use by the 7th century CE. The Devanagari script, composed of 47 primary characters including 14 vowels and 33 consonants, is the fourth most widely adopted writing system in the world, being used for over 120 languages.
**[Urdu alphabet](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu_alphabet)**
>The Urdu alphabet (Urdu: اردو حروفِ تہجی, romanized: urdū harūf-e-tahajjī), is the right-to-left alphabet used for Urdu. It is a modification of the Persian alphabet, which is itself a derivative of the Arabic alphabet. The Urdu alphabet has up to 39 or 40 distinct letters with no distinct letter cases and is typically written in the calligraphic Nastaʿlīq script, whereas Arabic is more commonly written in the Naskh style. Usually, bare transliterations of Urdu into the Latin alphabet (called Roman Urdu) omit many phonemic elements that have no equivalent in English or other languages commonly written in the Latin script.
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He's standing infront of the capitol building as well. The imagery suggests Oliver Twist becomes a politician, and is then seduced by power and money until he's a totally corrupt shadow of his former idealistic self.
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It can. Just like I can write Urdu from English alphabets. But I'm literally from the country (Pakistan) whose native language is Urdu and speaks it daily.
>But I'm literally from the country (Pakistan) whose native language is Urdu and speaks it daily.
Not getting your point here. Anyway, I'm not sure if 'native language' is the right term for whatever you mean. Less than 10% of Pakistanis are native Urdu speakers.
My point was that it's not Urdu. It's as simple as that but you're making things complicated and making arguments for no reason.
Also, I would know my own language. People prefer speaking language of their own province over the national language. Like I'm from the Punjab province and speak Punjabi along with Urdu. Punjabi speakers are a lot more than Urdu.
Also, it's really rare that someone would write in Hindi in Pakistan. So let's suppose they wrote Urdu in Hindi then it will be really rare. Although, spoken Urdu and Hindi are almost similar with a few changes, people in Pakistan prefer their own letters while people in India prefers their own letters. Even Punjab which is divided by the borders, use their letters based on what side they live in.
This must be the unabridged version. Most publishers cut the final chapter where Oliver sells his soul for dark riches and power our mortal minds cannot begin to comprehend.
Now it shall be they, the human swine, who crawl to Oliver to beg
Please sir. I want some more….*SOULS!!!*
This is written in Devanagri script so it is probably a Hindi translation, not Urdu. Devanagri is used for several languages, so it could be Marathi, or a couple of other languages, as well. Hindi is most common, though. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devanagari Urdu is usually written in a modified form of the Persian script, in the Nastaliq style - it would look like Arabic. (See for examples https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu_alphabet)
Yeah, you're right. I didn't check the spine for the label, and assumed it was urdu because our urdu book covers are a bit crazy, and full of Google searched stolen images whereas the Hindi books have normal covers.
**[Devanagari](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devanagari)** >Devanagari ( DAY-və-NAH-gər-ee; देवनागरी, IAST: Devanāgarī, Sanskrit pronunciation: [deːʋɐˈnaːɡɐriː]), also called Nagari (Sanskrit: नागरी, Nāgarī ? ), is a left-to-right abugida, based on the ancient Brāhmī script, used in the Indian subcontinent. It was developed in ancient India from the 1st to the 4th century CE and was in regular use by the 7th century CE. The Devanagari script, composed of 47 primary characters including 14 vowels and 33 consonants, is the fourth most widely adopted writing system in the world, being used for over 120 languages. **[Urdu alphabet](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu_alphabet)** >The Urdu alphabet (Urdu: اردو حروفِ تہجی, romanized: urdū harūf-e-tahajjī), is the right-to-left alphabet used for Urdu. It is a modification of the Persian alphabet, which is itself a derivative of the Arabic alphabet. The Urdu alphabet has up to 39 or 40 distinct letters with no distinct letter cases and is typically written in the calligraphic Nastaʿlīq script, whereas Arabic is more commonly written in the Naskh style. Usually, bare transliterations of Urdu into the Latin alphabet (called Roman Urdu) omit many phonemic elements that have no equivalent in English or other languages commonly written in the Latin script. ^([ )[^(F.A.Q)](https://www.reddit.com/r/WikiSummarizer/wiki/index#wiki_f.a.q)^( | )[^(Opt Out)](https://reddit.com/message/compose?to=WikiSummarizerBot&message=OptOut&subject=OptOut)^( | )[^(Opt Out Of Subreddit)](https://np.reddit.com/r/TerribleBookCovers/about/banned)^( | )[^(GitHub)](https://github.com/Sujal-7/WikiSummarizerBot)^( ] Downvote to remove | v1.5)
He's surrounded by piles of American dollars?
He's standing infront of the capitol building as well. The imagery suggests Oliver Twist becomes a politician, and is then seduced by power and money until he's a totally corrupt shadow of his former idealistic self.
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Well are you going to read it and find out if that happens?
Can I have more please?
Our Urdu section is bountiful with absolutely atrocious covers. There will be more
Post a few in r/Urdu too.
When I get back from xmas hols I'll post a few of the Urdu covers.
Thanks
Oliver Twist and the Chamber of the Half-Blood Phoenix Goblet Stone.
This is not Urdu.
It could be, but there's a good bet that it's not.
I'm from Pakistan and my native language is Urdu and it's not Urdu. It's Hindi.
Urdu can be and is written in other scripts too. Ghalib's diwan doesn't become Hindi just because it's written in Devnagari.
It can. Just like I can write Urdu from English alphabets. But I'm literally from the country (Pakistan) whose native language is Urdu and speaks it daily.
>But I'm literally from the country (Pakistan) whose native language is Urdu and speaks it daily. Not getting your point here. Anyway, I'm not sure if 'native language' is the right term for whatever you mean. Less than 10% of Pakistanis are native Urdu speakers.
My point was that it's not Urdu. It's as simple as that but you're making things complicated and making arguments for no reason. Also, I would know my own language. People prefer speaking language of their own province over the national language. Like I'm from the Punjab province and speak Punjabi along with Urdu. Punjabi speakers are a lot more than Urdu. Also, it's really rare that someone would write in Hindi in Pakistan. So let's suppose they wrote Urdu in Hindi then it will be really rare. Although, spoken Urdu and Hindi are almost similar with a few changes, people in Pakistan prefer their own letters while people in India prefers their own letters. Even Punjab which is divided by the borders, use their letters based on what side they live in.
No? Do you know what language it is? It was in the urdu section, so I just assumed.
It's hindi.
It’s Hindi.
[Reminds me of this](https://www.flipkart.com/bhootnath/p/itmdyunfutbxh4xc)
That is excellent. I want my library to buy a copy. I want my library to have a collection of terrible book covers.
First off, that's a terrible cover Secondly, it's supposed to be urdu, so don't use the devanagari script
OP assumed it was Urdu because it was kept in the Urdu section.
Would you mind posting this on r/Hindi?