The great urdu short story writer who cultivated artistic obscurity masud was a rare writer whose stark and bare urdu prose was the expression of the. Nai er masud, little known outside india and pakistan, is both a scholar of persian and urdu and a short story writer. Masud was a rare writer whose stark and bare urdu prose was the expression of the trembling and stammering of language, of what was. Obscure domains of fear and desire an excerpt from the collected stories of naiyer masud todays most eerily original writer. Explore books by naiyer masud with our selection at. Naiyer masud is both a scholar of persian and urdu and a short story writer. He did two separate phd degrees in urdu and persian, and was a professor of persian at lucknow university. Here are her picks for the 10 best short story collections youve never read. Naiyer masud is a scholar of urdu and persian, a translator notably of kafka, and a shortstory writer.
Whether it is vijaydan detha or naiyer masud, krishna sobti or paul zacharia, they craft bold, alternative worlds. I stumbled upon the stories of naiyer masud while searching online forone of ismat. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A highlight among highlights from joyce carol oates brilliant haunted. Evocations, obsessions, and objects in the fiction of naiyer. There, i read the urdu short story writer naiyer masud 19362017 as initializing his own poetics of the orphan.
For the reader of urdu, masuds offerings are challenging in that his dreamy, evocative narratives nevertheless defy nostalgia. Tales of the grotesque collection, the white cat is the story of julius, a wealthy man in his late fifties who. Each week a guest is invited to pick and introduce twelve of their favourite short stories and, where possible, link to them online. The 10 best short story collections youve never read. It seemed foolish at first, to believe that a gifted writer like masud, widely published, could be a secret from. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The greatest urdu stories ever told is one of the finest and rare short story collections i have ever read. One of the most outstanding literary names in urdu literature, she began writing at a time when. Masud turns his back on the dominant modern urdu topos of nostalgia for a premodern india in which social, linguistic, and political divisions had not yet sundered communities in two. Mar 10, 2017 gktodays daily quiz march 10, 2017 with questions and answers on current affairs and important national and international events for ssc, bank clerical, bank po, state psc, clat, railway etc. Masoud also spelled massoud, masood, masud, masud, mashud, messaoud, mesut, mesud or mosad, in arabic. Naiyer masuds essence of camphor 1998 and andrew lams birds of. Like many modern writers, he breaks most of the traditional rules of short.
Welcome to the website of a personal anthology, which also exists as a weekly tinyletter. Rizavi, whose son, naiyer masud, is also a known short story writer, 3 was honoured by the government of india in 1970 with padma shri, the fourth highest indian civilian award. Writer naiyer masud, who translated franz kafkas works. Richness of prose, the writers vision for the trope or not of his choice, believability of character drivers, and settingthese, for me at least, are the unifying forces for good horror. I could have told him in hindi or english, but would it be possible to fathom the mystery of. Oct 05, 2018 there was a gentleman of independent means who, at about the age of fiftysix, conceived of a passionate hatred for his muchyounger wifes white persian cat. Apr 09, 2020 mumbai, july 25 ians filmmaker hansal mehta, wants to celebrate the writings of late urdu poet and scholar naiyer masud via podcasts and audio books. The twentyfive stories in this collection include the work of twentyfive writers of urdu like munshi premchand, naiyer masud, khalida asghar, saadat. So far he has published four collections of stories seemiya, itre. Featured image is a scaled version of daisy rockwells portrait of masud. K birla foundation, in new delhi on march 05, 2008. Gaston bachelard, the poetics of space1 n kafkaesque by urdu critics, in part, no doubt, due to his translations from the german writers work. Naiyer masud 1936 2017 lucknow, india prominent short story writer, known for writing fictional narratives of the traditional mores of lucknowi life and times. Jun 18, 20 qurratulain hyder was an influential urdu novelist, short story writer, academic and a journalist.
Foremost shortstory writer of our times posted on february 27, 2008 by bhopali one of the foremost indian writers, naiyer masood, is known for his masterful portrayal of the lucknow of yore. Our guides through this course will be mainly who are also criticswriters. Nm gave me the story quite casually and somewhat diffidently, saying that it was a translation of an english short story by an obscure writer but he liked it so much that he made an urdu translation. Hansal mehta keen on podcasts, audio books on naiyer masuds.
Amit chaudhuri on the new generation of indian writers. He is best known for his short stories, bu odour, khol do open it, thanda gosht cold meat, and his magnum opus, toba tek singh. Writer naiyer masud, who translated franz kafkas works into. Minutiae and mystery form the warp and weft of naiyer masuds densely woven, enchantingly hypnotic stories, combining precisely delineated characters and objects with accounts of inexplicable phenomena and the arcane arts. Apr 17, 2009 whether it is vijaydan detha or naiyer masud, krishna sobti or paul zacharia, they craft bold, alternative worlds. Naiyer masuds essence of camphor 1998 and andrew lams birds of paradise lost 20, however, provide the reader with narratives that recall their authors preoccupation for identity and the nonhegemonic individuals agency in the contemporary world.
Also check out her interesting article on naiyer masuds stories in the oct 2012 issue of. Evocations, obsessions, and objects in the fiction of. Naiyer masud 19362017 was an urdu scholar and urdulanguage short story writer. The great urdu short story writer who cultivated artistic obscurity masud was a rare writer whose stark. Naiyer masud aims for uncanniness, while stephen king goes for the avuncular campside mode. When the vine of ishq takes root in the heart of a lover, all otherthangod is effaced. Hansal mehta keen on podcasts, audio books on naiyer masud. Aside from this, we will read essays by other writers on the craft of writing, namely. The white cat by joyce carol oates a personal anthology. The origin of this name comes from both persian as pronounced masod. In this interview, critic and short story writer muhammad umar memon, professor emeritus of urdu literature and islamic studies at the university of. Masud was born in lucknow and has spent nearly all his life there, working until his retirement as a professor of persian at lucknow university masud was the son of masud hassan rizvi, also a lucknow university professor of persian, a famed scholar of dastaan who was awarded the.
Credited by critics for introducing and metamorphosing german writer franz kafka into urdu, renowned for his original pieces of work that were transla. Red dragon by thomas harris bangla translation book name. The protagonist of the a writer in the city sections writes against his fathers earliergeneration notion of narrative in which the world and each object are part of continuous stories. Nazim uddin download all types of books from our site. The tragedy and horror of partition are brought to life by saadat hasan mantos lunatic in toba tek singh and the. Dear shweta, i have recorded the answers below your questions. May 11, 1912 january 18, 1955 was a short story writer of kashmiri heritage. The greatest urdu stories ever told aleph book company.
However, in urdu, arabic, and farsi at least, it has mystical connotations. His life and works have been documented in a book, saiyyid masud hasan rizavi adib. The vice president, mohammad hamid ansari presenting the saraswati samman award 200607 to dr. I really wanted to meet this writer who had been hounded by destiny, but how was i to pour out my rapture over his stories without knowing urdu. Friends, this may hardly be news to some of you, but do check out the strange and wonderful stories of naiyer masud. He retired from lucknow university as professor of persian and lives in the house his father built, appropriately named adabistan abode of literature.
Gktodays daily quiz march 10, 2017 with questions and answers on current affairs and important national and international events for ssc, bank clerical, bank po, state psc, clat, railway etc. Despairing, violent, passionate, humorous, ironic and profoundthe fiction in the greatest urdu stories ever told will imprint itself indelibly on your mind. A personal anthology writers, critics and others dream. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading collected stories. The greatest urdu stories ever told surabhi sharma. All writers edit their works to some extent, i suppose.
The great urdu short story writer who cultivated artistic obscurity on monday, i learnt from a facebook post by rakshanda jalil, the prominent urdu literary critic, that. A corpse in the well is an extract from the book taral antaral, an autobiography by shankar ramchandra kharat, an established dalit. Behind closed doors and cracks in the windows lies desire but also a sense of queer foreboding in naiyer masuds obscure domains of fear and desire. In sufi circles, some writers in the naqshbandi tradition have written that the word is derived from ashiqa, which is a creeping vine. The following translations of naiyer masuds short stories are cited by page number only in the body of what follows. Dear shweta, i have recorded the answers below your.
Jul 10, 2015 here are her picks for the 10 best short story collections youve never read. From a distance i saw the house, the enormous mahal, named adaabistan, home of the urdu writer naiyer masud. Recently, the oxford university press translated all of his works into english and published the collected works of naiyer masud, years after he received the sahitya akademi award for urdu. This book is a collection of short stories by writer, naiyer masud, who originally writes in urdu. Jul 26, 2017 literary tribute naiyer masud 19362017.
It is the dreaming into which we awaken from dream. Born in 1936 in lucknow, masud started publishing stories only in the 1970s. Masud was born in lucknow and has spent nearly all his life there, working until his retirement as a professor of persian at lucknow university. One of the most outstanding literary names in urdu literature, she. Aside from this, we will read essays by other writers on the craft of. A prefatory note hai ghaibe ghaib jiska samajt hai ham shuh. Foremost shortstory writer of our times posted on february 27, 2008 by bhopali one of the foremost indian writers, naiyer masood, is. I mentioned that id just come across this writer, masud. Translated from masuds native urdu, these seven stories. Rabindranath tagore, rajshekhar basu, naiyer masud, manto, rk narayan, ruskin bond i could go on and on. Naiyer masud 1936 24 july 2017 was an indian urdu scholar and short story writer. An awardwinning writer in india, masud debuts in english with this quite kafkaesque collection.
Rabisankar bal translated by arunava sinha published by random house india in 2. Naiyer masud naiyer masud was born in 1936 in lucknow. The tragedy and horror of partition are brought to life by saadat hasan mantos lunatic in toba tek singh and the eponymous heroine of rajinder singh bedis laajwanti. Oct 11, 2012 from a distance i saw the house, the enormous mahal, named adaabistan, home of the urdu writer naiyer masud. All forms of urdu poetry by rekhta, select of your choice. Despite being a regular presence in anthologies of urdu stories placed among more well known urdu writers of his generation masuds prose has kept its. Compiled and introduced by the acclaimed urdu scholar muhammad umar memon, this edition collects all thirtyfive of masud. There was a gentleman of independent means who, at about the age of fiftysix, conceived of a passionate hatred for his muchyounger wifes white persian cat. He started publishing his fictional work in the 1970s, of which four collections have appeared so far. I stumbled upon the stories of naiyer masud while searching online forone. Naiyer masud 1936 24 july 2017 was an indian urdu scholar and short story writer early life and education. Prominent short story writer, known for writing fictional narratives of the traditional mores of lucknowi life and times. Qurratulain hyder was an influential urdu novelist, short story writer, academic and a journalist. Mumbai, july 25 ians filmmaker hansal mehta, wants to celebrate the writings of late urdu poet and scholar naiyer masud via podcasts and audio books.
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