Chup – چپ

by Mumtaz Mufti

یہ ممتاز مفتی کا تیسرا افسانوی مجموعہ ہے جو 1947ء میں قیام پاکستان سے پہلے مکتبہ اردو، لاہور نے شائع کیا۔ اس مجموعے میں شامل پندرہ افسانے ممتاز مفتی کی زندگی کے کٹھن ترین دور کے دوران لکھے گئے۔
چُپ کے پانچ افسانے ناکام محبت کے موضوع پر ہیں۔
سات افسانوں میں جنسی جذبے کے مختلف اور متنوع پہلووں پر اظہار خیال کیا گیا جبکہ دو کہانیاں معاشرتی زندگی کے نازک مسائل کی طرف نشاندہی کرتی ہیں اور ایک کہانی طنز کے پیرائے میں مذہب و اخلاق کے ٹھیکے داروں کی ذہنی کیفیات کی ترجمانی کرتی ہے۔

252 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1947

About the author

Mumtaz Mufti (Sitara-e-Imtiaz) is a Pakistani short story writer. He started writing Urdu short stories while working as a school teacher before partition. In the beginning he was considered among his contemporaries, a non-conformist writer having liberal views, who appeared influenced by Freud. His transformation from Liberalism to Sufism was due to his inspiration from Qudrat Ullah Shahab (Another well known Pakistani Author). At the same time, he did manage to retain his individual accent and wrote on subjects which were frowned upon by the conservative elements in society.

The two phases of his life are witnessed by his autobiographies, Ali Pur Ka Aeeli and Alakh Nagri. According to forewords mentioned in his later autobiography, Ali Pur Ka Aeeli is an account of a lover who challenged the social taboos of his times, and Alakh Nagri is an account of an acolyte who greatly influenced by the mysticism of Qudrat Ullah Shahab.

Talaash ("Quest") was the last book written by Mumtaz Mufti.

Reviews

[Natasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a touch of misogyny present that cannot be ignored. It kind of creeps up on you right from the first short story and then stays with you.

[Ayesha Amin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am just not a Afsana lover...
But Mufti sahab i Love u still!

[Ali Hassan · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Chup" is a book of fictional tales written by Mumtaz Mufti. The book contains various tales that picturise everyday matters happen in a traditional Pakistani society. The scale of these tales is extended from gossips to relationships to unrest among the people apparently living in a home but having evil intentions for their siblings. While reading this book, it seems that one is not reading this book but seeing all through one's eyes.

[Meesha]

nice....!