Waba / وبا

by Hasan Manzar

Syed Manzar Hasan, who writes under the pen name of Hasan Manzar, comes of a north Indian middle class family. Hasan Manzar was born in Hapur (Uttar Pradesh) on 4 March 1934. His family migrated to Pakistan in 1947 and settled in Lahore where he received most of his formal education.
'Waba' is a short novel set in a city in the grip of an epidemic.

107 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2009

About the author

Hasan Manzar is one of the eminent short story writer of Urdu from Pakistan. His books have won awards from Pakistan Academy of Letters.

Reviews

[Rural Soul]

حسن منظر کالکھنے کا انداز بہت عمدہ ہے. یہ کتاب بہرحال پلاٹ کے اعتبار سے اتنی حرکت کرتی نظر نہیں آئی. بنیادی طور پر یہ ایک بیانیہ ہے جس میں ایک چھوٹے سے سرکاری ہسپتال میں زیر علاج مریضوں اور ڈاکٹروں کے شب و روز کو چیچک کی وبا کے دنوں میں بیان کیا گیا.