Ghulam Abbas (writer)
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This article is about the Pakistani short-story writer. For other people with the name Ghulam Abbas, see Ghulam Abbas (disambiguation).
| Ghulam Abbas | |
|---|---|
| Native name | غلام عباس |
| Born |
1909 Amritsar, British Punjab |
| Died |
November 2, 1982 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Ethnicity | Punjabi |
| Occupation | Writer, Magazine editor, Translator |
| Organization | All India Radio, during World War II |
| Known for | Short-story writing |
| Notable work(s) | Jāṙē kī Čandnī, Kan Ras, Al-Ḥamrāʾ kē Afsānē, Jazīra-ē Suxanwarāⁿ |
| Religion | Islam |
| Awards | Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1967 |
Ghulam Abbas (Urdu: غلام عباس ) was a short story writer.[1][2] His short stories AAnandi and Overcoat earned him international fame.[citation needed]
Ghulam Abbas was married twice. His first wife was called Zakira and he had five children with her including four daughters and a son. His second wife was a Greek-Scottish-Romanian woman named Christian Vlasto (renamed Zainab)[3] with whom he had a son and three daughters.
References
- ↑ Samiuddin, Abida (2007). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Urdu Literature. Global Vision Publishing House. pp. 5–6. ISBN 9788182201910.
- ↑ "That log in the eye". Daily Times (Pakistan). 3 May 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ Chambers, Claire (2011). British Muslim Fictions: Interviews with Contemporary Writers. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 78–79. ISBN 9780230308787.
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