The Harpercollins Book Of Urdu Short Stories

A collection of Urdu stories by some of the finest and most renowned writers of the language today - including Naiyer Masud, Balraj Manra, Jeelani Bano and Intizar Husain - brought to the English reader in accurate, modern translations. With originality and poetic grace, these stories lead us into a world shaped by Islamic and Indian sub continental traditions, revealing an imagination hovering upon the mystical and the romantic, the traditional and the modern, the social and the political. Ultimately, they testify to the depth of the human spirit ad they reflect upon its mysteries. An informative Preface by Muhammad Umar Memon sets the scene for a power anthology of a vibrant and tenacious literary tradition.