Altaf Fatima
| Altaf Fatima الطاف فاطمہ | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1929 Lucknow, India |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
Altaf Fatima (Urdu: الطاف فاطمہ; born 1929 in Lucknow, British India) is an Urdu novelist, short-story writer, and teacher (specializing in Muhammad Iqbal). Her novel Dastak Na Do ("Do not 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, Herald.
Life and career
Early life
Altaf Fatima was the second of four children born in a Muslim household in Lucknow, India, to Mohammad Fazle Amin and his wife Mumtaz Jahan.
Later life
She is currently resident in Lahore, Pakistan. She retired as a professor of Urdu, but continues her literary work.
Additional information
Altaf Fatima's novel Dastak Na Do has been translated into English by Rukhsana Ahmed.
Works
Novels
- Nishaan-i-Mehfil
- Dastak Naa Do (do not knock)
- Chulta Musafir
- Khwabger
Collection of Short Stories
- Woh Jisay Chaha Gaya
- Jub Diwaaren Girya Kurti Hain
- Taar-i-Unkaboot
Translations
- To Kill A Mocking Bird into Urdu
- Barrey Aadmi, Aur Unke Nazariyat, a collection of political essays
See also
External links
- The One Who Did Not Ask, on Amazon
- Authors: Altaf Fatima on Heinemann
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