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Altaf Fatima
Native name
الطاف فاطمہ
Born10 June 1927[1]
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
DiedNovember 29, 2018(2018-11-29) (aged 91)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
OccupationAcademic, Novelist

Altaf Fatima (Urdu: الطاف فاطمہ; 10 June 1927 – 29 November 2018) was a Pakistani Urdu novelist, short story writer, and teacher (specializing in the life and works of Muhammad Iqbal).

Early life

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Altaf Fatima was born in Lucknow, she moved to Lahore during the Partition of India in 1947, and earned her MA and BEd degrees from the University of Punjab.[2] Her novel Dastak Na Dou (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. Altaf Fatima belonged to the extended family of Maulana Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi on her maternal side.[3] Fatima's 'Maamoon' (maternal uncle) was a well-known short story writer. In her childhood, due to her father's intellectual contacts, she was exposed to the company of literary personalities like Ali Abbas Hosseini and Syed Masud Hassan Rizvi (father of Naiyer Masud).[3]

Awards and recognition

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In 2018, Fatima received the Karachi Literature Festival Urdu Literature award at the 9th Karachi Literature Festival for her book, Deed Wadeed.[4]

Death

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Altaf Fatima died on 29 November 2018 in Lahore, Pakistan at age 91.[1]

Career

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Dastak Na Dou, her second novel, was published in 1965 becoming her most celebrated work.[5] Set against the Partition of India, the novel explores themes of identity, culture, and migration through the perspectives of Geeti, the protagonist, and Liu, a Chinese immigrant.[3] A television adaptation of the novel was broadcast by Pakistan Television Corporation in 1986, starring Roohi Bano.[6] The novel was translated into English by Rukhsana Ahmad as The One Who Did Not Ask, and published in 1993.[5]

Following Dastak Na Dou, she wrote Chalta Musafir,[3][7] set against the backdrop of the 1971 Bangladesh independence movement. Some contemporary reviewers noted that the novel presented a particular perspective on the events of 1971, without covering all aspects of the conflict.[8]

Works

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Novels

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Collection of short stories

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  • Marg-i-Mohabbat (1966)[3]
  • Woh Jissay Chaha Gaya(1969)[3]
  • Tameer-i-Nau (1972)[3]
  • (786) Saat Sau Chhiyasi (1971)[3]
  • Jab Deewarein Girya Karti Hain (1988)[3]
  • Taar-i-Ankaboot (1990)[3]
  • Deed Wadeed (2017)[3]
  • Gawahi Akhir e Shab Ki (2018)[3]

Translations

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  • Naghmay ka Qatal (Urdu Translation of Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird)
  • Mere Bachay Meri Daulat (Urdu Translation of My Children, My Gold by Debbie Taylor)
  • Barrey Aadmi, Aur Unke Nazariyat. A collection of political essays
  • Moti. Urdu Translation of The Pearl by John Steinbeck
  • Sach Kahaniyan (2000) (Urdu translation of Truth Tales i.e. Gujrati, Marathi, Tamil and Hindi Short Stories)
  • Zaitoon ke Jhund (2016) (Urdu translation of Santa Claus in Baghdad by Elsa Marston)
  • 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)
  • Parai Aag (Urdu translation of collection of South American short stories) (2026) [10]

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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Sources

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  • Yassin-Kassab, Robin; Sardar, Ziauddin (2012). Pakistan?. Oxford University Press. p. 126. ISBN 9781849042239.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Writer Altaf Fatima passes away". Dawn newspaper. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Contributor Altaf Fatima". Words Without Borders. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Naazir Mahmood (10 December 2018). "The fiction of Altaf Fatima". The News International newspaper. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Live Updates from Karachi Literature Festival". Samaa TV News website. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 Asif Farrukhi (9 December 2018). "In Memoriam: The One Who Did Not Ask". Dawn newspaper. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023.
  6. ↑ S. J. Iqbal (1986). "Dastak Na Dou - novel by Altaf Fatima". Third World International - Developing countries website. 10: 50.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  7. ↑ "Chalta Musafir - Jumhoori Publications".
  8. ↑ "Re-reading 'Chalta Mussafir': How Pakistani Writers Whitewashed, Diluted History". The Wire (India) website. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Ferozsons - Literature".
  10. ↑ https://bookcorner.shop/book/parai-aag
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