Intikhab: Ghulam Abbas by Asif Farrukhi

Description

This book contains a representative selection from the short stories of popular Urdu author Ghulam Abbas. During his long literary career, Abbas wrote numerous short stories, all of them unique and distinctive. He has also translated many short stories from other languages into Urdu. He is recognized as one of the finest Urdu short story writers.

Author Biography

Dr. Asif Farrukhi is a professor, short story-writer, critic and a renowned literary figure of Pakistan. He has compiled many anthologies of Pakistani writers. He regularly contributes to a leading daily, Dawn Karachi and different literary periodicals. He is currently editing and publishing a literary miscellany in Urdu Duniyazaad. He is a Doctor of Medicine by profession. He received the Prime Minister’s award for literature in 1995 and Tamgha-i-Imtiaz in 2005 by the President of Pakistan.