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Urdu Literature has provided a scintillating treasure house of fiction beginning from the earliest novels like Umrao Jan Ada (1900) to Kai Chand the Sar-e Asman (2006). But it is in the genre of short story that Urdu literature truly shines with a galaxy of writers and rich narratives. In this rigorously curated and distinctive anthology, we bring to lovers of Urdu literature, the best of writers such as Premchand, Ismat Chughtai, Manto, Rajinder Singh Bedi, Intizar Husain, Hajra Masroor, to Khalid Jawed and Ali Akbar Natiq.

 

About the Author

Biography: Mehr Afshan Farooqi is currently Professor of Urdu and South Asian Literature at the University of Virginia. Her research publications address complex issues of Urdu literary culture particularly in the context of modernity. Farooqi is also a well-known translator, anthologist, and columnist. She has recently published, Ghalib: A Wilderness at my Door Step, A Critical Biography (Penguin/Allen Lane, 2021). She is currently working on a memoir, A Book of Hearts and writes a featured column on Urdu literature past and present in the Dawn.
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The Best Of Urdu Short Stories

The Best Of Urdu Short Stories

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  • ISBN: 9780670096329
  • Author: Mehr Afshan Farooqi
  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • Pages: 448
  • Format: Paperback
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Urdu Literature has provided a scintillating treasure house of fiction beginning from the earliest novels like Umrao Jan Ada (1900) to Kai Chand the Sar-e Asman (2006). But it is in the genre of short story that Urdu literature truly shines with a galaxy of writers and rich narratives. In this rigorously curated and distinctive anthology, we bring to lovers of Urdu literature, the best of writers such as Premchand, Ismat Chughtai, Manto, Rajinder Singh Bedi, Intizar Husain, Hajra Masroor, to Khalid Jawed and Ali Akbar Natiq.

 

About the Author

Biography: Mehr Afshan Farooqi is currently Professor of Urdu and South Asian Literature at the University of Virginia. Her research publications address complex issues of Urdu literary culture particularly in the context of modernity. Farooqi is also a well-known translator, anthologist, and columnist. She has recently published, Ghalib: A Wilderness at my Door Step, A Critical Biography (Penguin/Allen Lane, 2021). She is currently working on a memoir, A Book of Hearts and writes a featured column on Urdu literature past and present in the Dawn.

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