Author: Muhammad Umar Memon
Editor(s): Muhammad Umar Memon
Publisher: HarperCollins
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 256
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8172236115
Description
A collection of Urdu stories by some of the finest and most renowned writers of the language today-including Maier Masud, Balraj Manra, Jeelani Bano and Intizar Husain-brought to the English reader in accurate, modern translations.
With originality and poetic grace, these stories lead us into a world shaped by Islamic and Indian subcontinental traditions, revealing an imagination hovering upon the mystical and the romantic the traditional and the modern, the social and the political. Ultimately, they testify to the depth of the human spirit as they reflect upon its mysteries.
An informative Preface by Muhammad Umar Memon sets the scene for a powerful anthology of a vibrant and tenacious literary tradition.
Contents
PREFACE
First Death
ZAMIRUDDHIN AHMAD
Voices
MUHAMMAD SALIM-UR-RAHMAN
The Plague in Jammu
QUDRATULLAH SHAHAB
Fertility
ASIF FARRUKHI
Hearth and Home
PARVEEN SARWAR
Composition One
BALRAJ MANRA
Obscure Domains of Fear and Desire
NAIYER MASUD
The Pose
ANWER KHAN
The Cow
ENVER SAJJAD
Lucky Vikki
MUHAMMAD UMAR MEMON
Recognition
KHALIDA HUSAIN
The Show
MUHAMMAD MANSHA YAD
The Back Room
INTIZAR HUSAIN
Some Other Man’s Home
JEELANI BANO
The Refugees
ABDULLAH HUSSEIN