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The Oxford Book of Urdu Short Stories

2015-02-27 Fiction
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Release : 2015-02-27
Genre : Fiction
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Book Synopsis The Oxford Book of Urdu Short Stories by : Amina Azfar

Download or read book The Oxford Book of Urdu Short Stories written by Amina Azfar. This book was released on 2015-02-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Modern Urdu Short Stories from Pakistan

2017 Fiction
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Release : 2017
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 152/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Modern Urdu Short Stories from Pakistan written by . This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Young Oxford Book of Timewarp Stories

2001 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2001
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 673/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Young Oxford Book of Timewarp Stories written by . This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories about time, exploring all the different ways that we can twist and play with time. The stories take in trips to the future, package holidays to the past, visitors from other times with unwelcome messages, a thief with the power to stop time altogether, a man in lovewith someone who died years before he was born, a star fleet that paradoxically caused its own destruction, and many more. With a sure appeal for everyone who likes an exciting, thought-provoking story, as well as fans of science fiction and ghost stories, this is a wonderfully entertaining collection of stories to amuse, amaze, and enthral.

The Oxford India Anthology of Modern Urdu Literature

2010-11-11 Poetry
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Release : 2010-11-11
Genre : Poetry
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Book Rating : 171/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Oxford India Anthology of Modern Urdu Literature by : Mehr Afshan Farooqi

Download or read book The Oxford India Anthology of Modern Urdu Literature written by Mehr Afshan Farooqi. This book was released on 2010-11-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering 100 years of literary production, this volume includes poems, essays and sketches, autobiography, drama, humour and satire, and letters by some of the leading lights of modern Urdu literature. The volume also includes interesting anecdotes on well-known literary personages like Ghalib.

Fires in an Autumn Garden

1997 Pakistan
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Release : 1997
Genre : Pakistan
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Book Synopsis Fires in an Autumn Garden by : Āṣif Farruk̲h̲ī

Download or read book Fires in an Autumn Garden written by Āṣif Farruk̲h̲ī. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For politicians and social scientists the fiftieth year of Pakistan's independence will be a time for stocktaking, a time to decipher and decode the country. An alternative view of history emerges, however, from the work of the country's fiction writers. Drawn from all the major languages of Pakistan, this anthology is an attempt to read the country through its fiction.

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