Aik Din / ایک دن

by Bano Qudsia

بانو قدسیہ کا لکھا ایک ناول۔

108 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Bano Qudsia (Punjabi, Urdu: بانو قدسیه) was a writer, intellectual, playwright and spiritualist from Pakistan who wrote Urdu novels and short stories regarded among the best Urdu novelists and short story writers of modern times. She was best known for her novel Raja Gidh. She wrote for television and stage in both the Urdu and Punjabi languages. Bano Qudsia was recognized as a trendsetter in the realm of television plays. Some of them gained immense popularity across the border because of their vitality, warmth and courage. Strife is one word she wanted banished from the dictionary. She attributed the hostilities raging across the world to the Intolerance and selfishness of the human race. She was married to novelist Ashfaq Ahmed. She also wrote television plays.

Reviews

[امير حمزه · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is the depiction of "Time", how circumstances changes with time. Through this change, feelings and association also changes.
It also depicts the role of Fate. Man thinks to achieve something and he tries for it at the he fails.

[Nafeesa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only thing this novel has is a plot twist. Story is weak, characters are weak, there is so much unnecessary detail that you can even skip pages and won't be loosing anything. There is not even a single dialogue to remember it by. An okay novel to pass your time.

[Iqra · Rating 4 out of 5]

A commen tragedy in simple language.. poor Amjad..

[Khalil · Rating 3 out of 5]

This novella is a tale of unfulfilled love of Zarqa and Moazzam. Zarqa is a believer of platonic love who's always dreaming about her Khwabon ka Shahzada type of lover who's like a diety for her without a mundane though whereas on the other hand Majju Mian (Moazzam) is dissatisfied with this platonic love and he wants to taste the yet-forbidden-fruit of his beloved. When the idol of Zarqa's love is broken she bade him to leave her house for good. An ironical situation comes when Laalu breaks into their house the very time when the drop scene of Zarqa Majju love is going on and Laalu runs away with all the dowers of Zarqa to fullfil his own dream of marrying his sister.

The story reveals the fears of a mother of five taking care of her young daughters in absentia of her husband Haji sahib who's working abroad to support his family. Ghulam Habib in order to get the hand of Zarqa always tries to win favours of her mother.

Themes of poverty, love, marriage, coming of age, poverty and crime are treated in a minimalist tendency by Banu Qudsia. So far as dialogue,plot construction & language of the story is concerned it may be put into a category of average tales.

[Rohma Maryam · Rating 3 out of 5]

کہانی ایک دن کی... کس طرح صرف ایک دن زندگی کو نیا موڑ دے
Bano Qudsia a legendary storyteller. This novel shows that how some small events can change the course of one's life and one's perception about it. Its a tale of unfulfilled love of Zarqa and Moazam. Novel ends at a great plot twist.
Overall it was an average for me.

[Rabbia Riaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

A novel....A tragedy....
Fate rules over the humanity.

[Abdullah Ahmed]

Very good novel

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[Wasiq Akram · Rating 5 out of 5]

کہانی ایک دن کی... کس طرح صرف ایک دن زندگی کو نیا موڑ دے دیتا ہے.
Beauty of the novel is how some small events when happen simultaneously can change the course of one's life and one's perception about it. Bano Qudsia will always be remembered as a legendary storyteller.

[Nazish Islam · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a sad end !