Intizar Hussain
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Intizar Hussain, SI, is eminent living Urdu
fiction writer.
:انتظار حسین) was born on December 7, 1923 in Dibai
, Bulandshahr
India
but migrated to Pakistan
in 1947. He did his masters (M.A.) in Urdu and later on in English literature
. He writes short stories and novels in Urdu, and also columns for newspapers in English. Urdu columns of Intizar Hussain are being archived at Urdu-Columns.com.
Intizar Hussain has developed a unique prose style and is known for his nostalgia for older places and phenomena. He has received many awards from Pakistan, India and the Middle East
. The Seventh Door, Leaves are some of his books translated into English. He has translated from English to Urdu. His few prominent writings are "Hindustan Se Aakhri Khat", "Agay Samander hai", "Shehr-e-Afsos"jataka tales"& "Wo Jo Kho Gaye". His wife died in 2004. He also writes literary article in Dawn. He started his careers from newspapers and became a part of Mashriqe newspaper. He doesn't have any children.
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
fiction writer.
Biography
Intizar Hussain (UrduUrdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
:انتظار حسین) was born on December 7, 1923 in Dibai
Dibai
Dibai is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district. It is a tehsil town and also a constituency of legislative assembly in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.-Geography:...
, Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr District
Bulandshahar District is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Bulandshahr city is the district headquarters.-Geography:...
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
but migrated to Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
in 1947. He did his masters (M.A.) in Urdu and later on in English literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
. He writes short stories and novels in Urdu, and also columns for newspapers in English. Urdu columns of Intizar Hussain are being archived at Urdu-Columns.com.
Intizar Hussain has developed a unique prose style and is known for his nostalgia for older places and phenomena. He has received many awards from Pakistan, India and the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. The Seventh Door, Leaves are some of his books translated into English. He has translated from English to Urdu. His few prominent writings are "Hindustan Se Aakhri Khat", "Agay Samander hai", "Shehr-e-Afsos"jataka tales"& "Wo Jo Kho Gaye". His wife died in 2004. He also writes literary article in Dawn. He started his careers from newspapers and became a part of Mashriqe newspaper. He doesn't have any children.