Tasveeri Kahani Silsila: Faiz Ahmed Faiz

Description

The graphic novel is a popular genre of literature in English and many other languages. However, so far there were no graphic novels in Urdu (or Pakistan’s regional languages). Graphic stories are a good way to encourage towards reading children and young adults who tend to stay away from books.

Oxford University Press Pakistan has initiated the Tasveeri Kahani Silsila, a series of graphics stories on the lives of leading personalities of Pakistan. The rich pictorial presentation of text in this genre is fascinating for children, and effective in attracting reluctant readers to the world of books.

Faiz Ahmed Faiz is another title of the Tasveeri Kahani Silsila based on the life of renowned Pakistanis. This graphic novel tells us the story of Faiz’s life, his work, and his achievements. He was an intellectual and a revolutionary poet, a member of the Progressive Writer’s Movement, and one of the most famous poets in Pakistan whose work has been translated into Russian and English. He was very popular among the masses and a strong influence on Pakistani’s art and literature, especially poetry. In 1962, Faiz was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize by the Soviet Union, and nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1984. In 1990, the Government of Pakistan honoured him posthumously with the nation’s highest civil award, Nishan-e-Haider.

Author Biography

Rumana Husain is a writer, illustrator, and a freelance contributor to national dailies and magazines. She has been an innovative school head and teacher-trainer. She is an Honorary Director on the Board of the Children’s Literature Festival (CLF), Honorary General Secretary of the Karachi Conference Foundation, and Founding Member of the ‘I am Karachi’ Society. She has written and illustrated over 60 children’s books and developed many teachers’ manuals. She won the 4th UBL-Jang Literary Excellence Award for Dr. Akhter Hameed Khan which is a part of this graphic stories series.