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| birth_date = <!--10 June--> 1927<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1448472/writer-altaf-fatima-passes-away|title=Writer Altaf Fatima passes away|first=The Newspaper's Staff|last=Reporter|date=30 November 2018|publisher=}}</ref>
| birth_date = 10 June 1927<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1448472/writer-altaf-fatima-passes-away|title=Writer Altaf Fatima passes away|first=The Newspaper's Staff|last=Reporter|date=30 November 2018|publisher=}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[British India]]
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 29 November 2018 (aged 91)
| death_date = 29 November 2018 <br>(aged 91)
| death_place = [[Lahore]], Pakistan
| death_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
| occupation = [[Academic]], [[novelist]]
| occupation = [[Academic]], [[novelist]]
| nationality = Pakistani
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'''Altaf Fatima''' ({{lang-ur|الطاف فاطمہ}}; 1927 – 29 November 2018) was a [[Pakistani]] [[Urdu]] novelist, short story writer, and teacher (specializing in [[Muhammad Iqbal]]). Born in [[Lucknow]], she moved to [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India|Partition]], earning [[Master of Arts|MA]] and [[BEd]] from the [[University of Punjab]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/contributor/altaf-fatima|title=Contributor Altaf Fatima|website=Words Without Borders}}</ref> Her novel ''Dastak Na Do'' ("Do not tap on the door") is regarded as one of the defining works in the [[Urdu]] language. An adaptation was presented on Pakistan television and an abridged translation was serialised by the Karachi monthly, ''Herald''. In 2018, Fatima received the KLF Urdu Literature award at the 9th [[Karachi Literature Festival]] for her book, Deed Wadeed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Live Updates from Karachi Literature Festival |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/02/live-updates-karachi-literature-festival/ |work=Samaa TV |date=February 9, 2018}}</ref> She died on 29 November 2018 after a prolonged illness.<ref name="auto"/>
'''Altaf Fatima''' ({{langx|ur|الطاف فاطمہ}}; 10 June 1927 – 29 November 2018) was a [[Pakistani]] [[Urdu]] novelist, short story writer, and teacher (specializing in [[Muhammad Iqbal]]). Altaf Fatima was born in [[Lucknow]], she moved to [[Lahore]] during the [[Partition of India|Partition]], and earned her [[Master of Arts|MA]] and [[BEd]] from the [[University of Punjab]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/contributor/altaf-fatima|title=Contributor Altaf Fatima|website=Words Without Borders}}</ref> Her novel ''Dastak Na Do'' ("Don't Knock!") is regarded as one of the defining works in the [[Urdu]] language. An adaptation was presented on [[Pakistan Television Corporation|Pakistan Television]] and an abridged translation was serialised by the Karachi monthly, [[Herald (Pakistan)|''The Herald'']]. In 2018, Fatima received the KLF Urdu Literature award at the 9th [[Karachi Literature Festival]] for her book, ''Deed Wadeed''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Live Updates from Karachi Literature Festival |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/02/live-updates-karachi-literature-festival/ |work=Samaa TV |date=February 9, 2018}}</ref> She died on 29 November 2018.<ref name="auto"/>


==Works==
==Works==
'''Novels'''
===Novels===
* ''Nishaan-i-Mehfil''
* ''Nishaan-i-Mehfil'' (1975)
* ''Dastak Naa Do'' (''Do not Knock'' (Novel) English translation published by [[Heinemann (publisher)|Heinemann]] in 1994)
* ''[[Dastak Naa Do]]'' (1964) (''The One Who Did Not Ask'' (Novel) English translation published by [[Heinemann (publisher)|Heinemann]] in 1994)
* ''[[Chalta Musafir]]'' (1981)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jumhooripublications.com/chalta-musafir|title = Jumhoori Publications - Literature}}</ref>
* ''Chalta Musafir''
* ''Khwabgar''
* ''Khwabgar'' (2008)


'''Collection of Short Stories'''
===Collection of short stories===
* ''Woh Jissay chaha gaya''
* ''Woh Jissay chaha gaya''(1969)
* ''Jab Deewarein Girya Karti Hain''
* ''Jab Deewarein Girya Karti Hain (1988)''
* ''Taar-i-Ankaboot''
* ''Taar-i-Ankaboot (1990)''
* ''Deed Wadeed''
* ''Deed Wadeed'' (2017)
* ''Gawahi Akhir e Shab Ki''
* ''Gawahi Akhir e Shab Ki'' (2018)

'''Translations'''
===Translations===
* ''Naghmay ka Qatal'' (Urdu Translation of [[Harper Lee]]'s novel ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2657.To_Kill_a_Mockingbird|title=To Kill a Mockingbird|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref>
* ''Naghmay ka Qatal'' (Urdu Translation of [[Harper Lee]]'s novel ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2657.To_Kill_a_Mockingbird|title=To Kill a Mockingbird|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref>
* ''Mere Bachay Meri Daulat''
* ''Mere Bachay Meri Daulat'' (Urdu Translation of My Children, My Gold by Debbie Taylor)
* ''Barrey Aadmi, Aur Unke Nazariyat''. A collection of political essays
* ''Barrey Aadmi, Aur Unke Nazariyat''. A collection of political essays
* ''Moti''. ''[[The Pearl (novel)|The Pearl]]'' by [[John Steinbeck]]
* ''Moti''. Urdu Translation of ''[[The Pearl (novel)|The Pearl]]'' by [[John Steinbeck]]
* ''Sach Kahaniyan''. Urdu translation of Gujrati, Marathi, Tamil and Hindi Short Stories
* ''Sach Kahaniyan'' (2000) (Urdu translation of Truth Tales i.e. Gujrati, Marathi, Tamil and Hindi Short Stories)
* ''Zaitoon ke Jhund''. Urdu translation of short stories from Middle East
* ''Zaitoon ke Jhund'' (2016) (Urdu translation of Santa Claus in Baghdad by Elsa Marston)
* ''Japani Afsana Nigar Khawateen''. Urdu translation of collection of Japanese short stories
* ''Japani Afsana Nigar Khawateen'' (1994) (Urdu translation of collection of Japanese short stories )
* ''Haveli ke Ander''. (Urdu translation of ''[[Inside the Haveli]]'' by [[Rama Mehta]])
* Urdu translation of collection of South American short stories
* Urdu translation of collection of South American short stories
* [https://www.parabaas.com/article.php?id=7652 Bengali translation of Altaf Fatima’s Urdu short story ''Kahin Yeh Purvai to Nahin (کہیں یہ پروائی تو نہیں) by Subhamay Ray'']


==References==
===Tanqeed===
* ''Urdu Adab Mein Fann e Sawaneh Nigari ka Irtiqa'' (1961)
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===General===
* ''Rozmarra Aadaab'' (1963)


==See also==
==See also==
{{portal|Novels}}
{{portal|Novels}}
*[[List of Pakistani writers]]
*[[List of Pakistani writers]]

==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:01, 27 December 2024

Altaf Fatima
Native name
الطاف فاطمہ
Born10 June 1927[1]
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Died29 November 2018
(aged 91)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
OccupationAcademic, novelist
NationalityPakistani

Altaf Fatima (Urdu: الطاف فاطمہ; 10 June 1927 – 29 November 2018) was a Pakistani Urdu novelist, short story writer, and teacher (specializing in Muhammad Iqbal). Altaf Fatima was born in Lucknow, she moved to Lahore during the Partition, and earned her MA and BEd from the University of Punjab.[2] Her novel Dastak Na Do ("Don't Knock!") is regarded as one of the defining works in the Urdu language. An adaptation was presented on Pakistan Television and an abridged translation was serialised by the Karachi monthly, The Herald. In 2018, Fatima received the KLF Urdu Literature award at the 9th Karachi Literature Festival for her book, Deed Wadeed.[3] She died on 29 November 2018.[1]

Works

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Novels

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Collection of short stories

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  • Woh Jissay chaha gaya(1969)
  • Jab Deewarein Girya Karti Hain (1988)
  • Taar-i-Ankaboot (1990)
  • Deed Wadeed (2017)
  • Gawahi Akhir e Shab Ki (2018)

Translations

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Tanqeed

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  • Urdu Adab Mein Fann e Sawaneh Nigari ka Irtiqa (1961)

General

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  • Rozmarra Aadaab (1963)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (30 November 2018). "Writer Altaf Fatima passes away".
  2. ^ "Contributor Altaf Fatima". Words Without Borders.
  3. ^ "Live Updates from Karachi Literature Festival". Samaa TV. 9 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Jumhoori Publications - Literature".
  5. ^ "To Kill a Mockingbird". www.goodreads.com.
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