عصمت چغتائی کے افسانے

by Ismat Chughtai

Hardcover

About the author

Ismat Chughtai (Urdu: عصمت چغتائی) (August 1915 – 24 October 1991) was an eminent Urdu writer, known for her indomitable spirit and a fierce feminist ideology. She was considered the grand dame of Urdu fiction, Along with Rashid Jahan, Wajeda Tabassum and Qurratulain Hyder, Ismat’s work stands for the birth of a revolutionary feminist politics and aesthetics in twentieth century Urdu literature. She explored feminine sexuality, middle-class gentility, and other evolving conflicts in the modern Muslim world. Her outspoken and controversial style of writing made her the passionate voice for the unheard, and she has become an inspiration for the younger generation of writers, readers and intellectuals.

Reviews

[Kashif Nasir · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant, thought provoking, brave , humorous. This is one of the best Urdu writers I have read. Her criticism of a hypocrite society is very through and brave. The book is very well written and demands a second read.