Pakistan kay Shahkar Urdu Afsanay

Best Urdu Short Stories from Pakistan

Mirza Hamid Beg (Editor)

This collection includes 51 short stories in Urdu by 51 top writers in Pakistan. The stories throw light on evolution of Pakistan’s culture, history, and politics, as well as highlighting trends in literary techniques and changing use of language. It also serves as a useful tool in understanding Pakistan’s literary traditions and in analyzing Pakistan’s present and past and to think about the future. The authors include: Asif Farrukhi, Agha Babar, Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, Asad Mohammad Khan, Ashfaq Ahmad, Intizar Hussain, Jamila Hashmi, Hijab Imtiaz Ali, Khalida Hussain, Khadija Mastoor, Saadat Hussain Manto, Shaukat Siddiqui, Aziz Ahmad, Ghulam Abbas, Muhammad Umar Memon, Mirza Hamid Beg, Mumtaz Mufti, and Mansha Yaad.