Urdu Fiction Narrated

Pesha by Ismat Chughtai investigates the authors encounters with prostitutes. She attempts to understand their profession and how over time her understanding of them changes.

Ismat Chughtai is arguably one of the most prominent, urdu language, woman writers of her time. Mainly a short story writer, she also wrote films and novels too.

Intizar Hussain is considered one of the most prominent urdu fiction writer, known for his stories woven around the experience of Partition and for his individual style of telling tales. He is also the first Urdu writer to have been shortlisted for Man Booker prize.
The story Khymay Say Dur is filled with references/hints to Karbala and Imam Hussain. The story is about 5 unnamed characters hiding in a dark space planning their escape/leave.