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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]] at 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=Altaf Fatima - Words Without Borders|website=Words Without Borders}}</ref> Her novel ''Dastak Na Do'' ("The One Who Did Not Ask ") 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''. She passed away on 29 November 2018.<ref name="auto"/> |
'''Altaf Fatima''' ({{lang-ur|الطاف فاطمہ}}; 10 June 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]] at 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=Altaf Fatima - Words Without Borders|website=Words Without Borders}}</ref> Her novel ''Dastak Na Do'' ("The One Who Did Not Ask ") 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''. She passed away on 29 November 2018.<ref name="auto"/> |
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| Native name | الطاف فاطمہ |
| Born | 10 June, 1927[1] Lucknow, India |
| Died | 29 November 2018 (aged 91) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Academic, novelist |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
Altaf Fatima (Template:Lang-ur; 10 June 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 at the Partition, earning MA and BEd from the University of Punjab.[2] Her novel Dastak Na Do ("The One Who Did Not Ask ") 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. She passed away on 29 November 2018.[1]
Works
Novels
- Nishaan-i-Mehfil
- Dastak Naa Do (The One Who Did Not Ask (Novel) English translation published by Heinemann in 1994)
- Chalta Musafir
- Khwabgar
Collection of Short Stories
- Woh Jissay chaha gaya'
- Jab Deewarein Girya Karti Hain'
- Taar-i-Ankaboot
- Deed Wadeed
- Gawahi Akhir e Shab Ki
Translations
- Naghmay ka Qatal (Urdu Translation of Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird) [3]
- Mere Bachay Meri Daulat
- Barrey Aadmi, Aur Unke Nazariyat, A collection of political essays
- Moti The Pearl by John Steinbeck
- Sach Kahaniyan Urdu translation of Gujrati, Marathi, Tamil and Hindi Short Stories
- Zaitoon ke Jhund Urdu translation of short stories from Middle East
- Japani Afsana Nigar Khawateen Urdu translation of collection of Japanese short stories
- Urdu translation of collection of South American short stories
References
- ^ a b Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (30 November 2018). "Writer Altaf Fatima passes away".
- ^ "Altaf Fatima - Words Without Borders". Words Without Borders.
- ^ "To Kill a Mockingbird". www.goodreads.com.
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