Modern Urdu Short Stories from Pakistan
Modern Urdu Short Stories from Pakistan

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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780199405152

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This anthology brings together English translations of twenty-six Urdu short stories by mostly renowned Pakistani writers. All the stories were written between 1947 and the present time. Authors range from the celebrated Saadat Hasan Manto to Dr Shershah Syed and Mehmood Zafar. Not all of these stories are necessarily the most famous works of their authors, and most of them have not been translated into English before. However, their exquisite depiction of diverse experiences and social realities justifies calling them unforgettable gems of Urdu short story writing. Selected and translated by Amina Azfar, these stories will delight the general reader and will also be found useful by students and scholars studying South Asian literature, culture, and history.

The Penguin Book of Classic Urdu Stories
The Penguin Book of Classic Urdu Stories

Author: Mohammad Asaduddin

Publisher: Penguin Global

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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Though Barely A Hundred Years Old, The Urdu Short Story, Or Afsana', Has Established Itself At The Forefront Of Urdu Literature. Emerging As A Discrete Narrative Genre With Munshi Premchand, It Gained Momentum With The Progressive Writers' Movement In The 1930S. The Partition Of The Subcontinent In 1947 Introduced New Dynamics Into The Genre As Writers Grappled With Emerging Trends Of Modernism And Symbolism As Well As With A Depleted Readership In India And The Challenge Of Establishing A New Literary Tradition Commensurate With A New Nationhood In Pakistan. The Penguin Book Of Classic Urdu Stories Brings Together Sixteen Memorable Tales That Have Influenced Generations Of Readers. From Saadat Hasan Manto'S Immortal Partition Narrative Toba Tek Singh' And The Harrowing Realism Of Premchand'S The Shroud' To The Whimsical Strains Of Qurratulain Hyder'S Confessions Of St Flora Of Georgia' And The Daring Experimentation Of Khalida Husain'S Millipede', This Definitive Collection Represents The Best Of Short Fiction In Urdu. In The Process, It Provides A Glimpse Of The Works Of Acclaimed Masters On Both Sides Of The Border Ismat Chughtai And Ashfaq Ahmad, Rajinder Singh Bedi And Intizar Husain, Krishan Chander And Hasan Manzar, Naiyer Masud And Ikramullah.

The Oxford Book of Urdu Short Stories
The Oxford Book of Urdu Short Stories

Author: Amina Azfar

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015-02-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780199064670

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Some of the best Urdu short stories, from the earliest to contemporary works, come together in this anthology; all in brand new translations. Some of the stories included here are available in different anthologies in other translations, but there are also several that have been translated for the first time, specifically for this volume. The book demonstrates the range of the genre in Urdu.

The Colour of Nothingness
The Colour of Nothingness

Author: Muhammad Umar Memon

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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Sixteen striking stories from one of the richest literary storehouses of the subcontinent. Complex, audacious, and strongly individualistic, the stories in this selection underline the originality and power of the modern Urdu short story. From Qurratulain Hyder to Enver Sajjad, these are stories that dazzle with their wit, brilliance, and intelligence.

Modern Poetry of Pakistan
Modern Poetry of Pakistan

Author: Iftikhar Arif

Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing

Published: 2011-01-04

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 1564786692

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Modern Poetry of Pakistan brings together not one but many poetic traditions indigenous to Pakistan, with 142 poems translated from seven major languages, six of them regional (Baluchi, Kashmiri, Panjabi, Pashto, Seraiki, and Sindhi) and one national (Urdu). Collecting the work of forty-two poets and fifteen translators, this book reveals a society riven by ethnic, class, and political differences—but also a beautiful and truly national literature, with work both classical and modern, belonging to the same culture and sharing many of the same concerns and perceptions.

Who Is a Muslim?
Who Is a Muslim?

Author: Maryam Wasif Khan

Publisher: Fordham University Press

Published: 2021-01-19

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 082329014X

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Who Is a Muslim? argues that modern Urdu literature, from its inception in colonial institutions such as Fort William College, Calcutta, to its dominant iterations in contemporary Pakistan—popular novels, short stories, television serials—is formed around a question that is and historically has been at the core of early modern and modern Western literatures. The question “Who is a Muslim?,” a constant concern within eighteenth-century literary and scholarly orientalist texts, the English oriental tale chief among them, takes on new and dangerous meanings once it travels to the North-Indian colony, and later to the newly formed Pakistan. A literary-historical study spanning some three centuries, this book argues that the idea of an Urdu canon, far from secular or progressive, has been shaped as the authority designate around the intertwined questions of piety, national identity, and citizenship.

My Eid Mubarak Storybook
My Eid Mubarak Storybook

Author: Omer Naqi

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2017-01-23

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 1524573531

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People around the world celebrate different festivals and joyous holidays throughout the year. Whether it is Christmas, Diwali, or Eid, it is wonderful to see everyone come together and celebrate the holidays. The Eid Mubarak Storybook is a fun and exciting book that teaches children about the traditions of Eid. Join Emaan, Inaaya, Noorah, and their friends as they get ready to celebrate Eid this year. Read about their exciting Eid plans. We just love the festive holiday season and learning about different festivals and cultures, dont you?

The Greatest Urdu Stories Ever Told
The Greatest Urdu Stories Ever Told

Author: Muhammad Umar Memon

Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Limited

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789383064076

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Selected and translated by writer, editor and translator par excellence Muhammad Umar Memon, the twenty-five stories in this book represent the finest short fiction in Urdu literature. In his Introduction, Memon traces the evolution of the Urdu short story from its origins in the work of writers like Munshi Premchand-'the first professional short story writer in Urdu'-through the emergence of the Progressives in the late 1930s, whose writings were unabashedly political and underpinned their Marxist ideologies, to the post-Independence 'Modernist' era, and today's generation of avant-garde, experimental writers of Urdu fiction. Every story in the anthology illustrates one or the other facet of the form in the Urdu literary tradition. But even more than for their formal technique and inventiveness, these stories have been included because of their power and impact on the reader. Death and poverty face off in Premchand's masterpiece