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Altaf Fatima

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Altaf Fatima
Native name
الطاف فاطمہ
Born10 June 1927[1]
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Died29 November 2018
(aged 91)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
OccupationAcademic, novelist
NationalityPakistani

Altaf Fatima (Urdu: الطاف فاطمہ; 10 June 1927 – 29 November 2018) was a Pakistani Urdu novelist, short story writer, and teacher (specializing in Muhammad Iqbal). Altaf Fatima was born in Lucknow, she moved to Lahore during the Partition, and earned her MA and BEd from the University of Punjab.[2] Her novel Dastak Na Do ("Don't Knock!") is regarded as one of the defining works in the Urdu language. An adaptation was presented on Pakistan Television and an abridged translation was serialised by the Karachi monthly, The Herald. In 2018, Fatima received the KLF Urdu Literature award at the 9th Karachi Literature Festival for her book, Deed Wadeed.[3] She died on 29 November 2018.[1]

Works

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Novels

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Collection of short stories

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  • Woh Jissay chaha gaya(1969)
  • Jab Deewarein Girya Karti Hain (1988)
  • Taar-i-Ankaboot (1990)
  • Deed Wadeed (2017)
  • Gawahi Akhir e Shab Ki (2018)

Translations

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Tanqeed

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  • Urdu Adab Mein Fann e Sawaneh Nigari ka Irtiqa (1961)

General

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  • Rozmarra Aadaab (1963)

References

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  1. ^ a b Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (30 November 2018). "Writer Altaf Fatima passes away".
  2. ^ "Contributor Altaf Fatima". Words Without Borders.
  3. ^ "Live Updates from Karachi Literature Festival". Samaa TV. 9 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Jumhoori Publications - Literature".
  5. ^ "To Kill a Mockingbird". www.goodreads.com.

See also

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