Larkiyon Ka Jazeera / لڑکیوں کا جزیرہ

Imran Series #10

by Ibn-e-Safi

Genres: Fiction

77 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1956

About the author

Ibn-e-Safi (also spelled as Ibne Safi) (Urdu: ابنِ صفی) was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad (Urdu: اسرار احمد), a best-selling and prolific fiction writer, novelist and poet of Urdu from Pakistan. The word Ibn-e-Safi is an Arabian expression which literally means Son of Safi, where the word Safi means chaste or righteous. He wrote from the 1940s in India, and later Pakistan after the partition of British India in 1947.

His main works were the 126-book series Jasoosi Dunya (The Spy World) and the 120-book Imran Series, with a small canon of satirical works and poetry. His novels were characterized by a blend of mystery, adventure, suspense, violence, romance and comedy, achieving massive popularity across a broad readership in South Asia.

More information about Ibn-e-Safi can be found on http://www.ibnesafi.info and http://www.wadi-e-urdu.com/

Most of the original first edition title images of his novels on goodreads.com were obtained from Wadi-e-Urdu.com website.

Reviews

[Shabana Mukhtar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Irrespecive of the title, and what rating I give, I love his work.
Ibn-e-safi, the person who introduced me to the world of suspense and thriller at young age of six (ish).
Growing up, it was a challenge to get hold of his books. Thanks to the people who put a lot of effort to digitize all his books.
Since past three years, i read all his 150+ books, Imran Series and Jasoosi Duniya, at least once in a quarter. Yes, that is how much I like his work. Sue me, if it is wrong.

[sohail bhatti · Rating 3 out of 5]

سال کے آخر میں پہنچ کر اگر کتب بینی کا ہدف حاصل کرنا مشکل لگے تو پھر میں ابن صفی کی مدد کا طالب ہوتا ہوں۔ پچھلے سال بھی ابن صفی نے بہت مدد کی اور اس سال بھی ان کی کرم نوازی ہے۔
ناول ٹھیک ہے۔۔۔

[Rizwan Mehmood · Rating 3 out of 5]

مرکزی خیال اچھا تھا۔ لیکن کہانی اتفاقات پر کچھ زیا دہ ہی چل رہی تھی۔ ہر کردار دوسرے کو سر راہ مل جاتا تھا۔ معلوم نہیں شہر کی آبادی کم تھی یا سب ایک ہی گلی میں گھوم رہے تھے۔

[Lily · Rating 4 out of 5]

gave me goosebumps ...