Description
OUP Pakistan Modern Urdu Short Stories from Pakistan 2018 Edition by Translated by Amina Azfar
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.