num_pages: 287
description: Basti is one of the finest works by one of the finest writers of Urdu literature. Regarded as a classic, Basti is a touching account of the human denouement that followed Partition, the division of the country - an event which has been the most important episode in the history of the Indian subcontinent. It is the guiding experience of Intizar Husain's creativity and a recurrent theme in his writings.
language: English
title: Basti
titlecomplete: Basti
genres: Literary Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Asia, Contemporary, India, Historical Fiction, Pakistan, 20th Century, Novels
ratings_count: 666
awards: awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: BTBA Best Translated Book Award
category: Fiction Longlist, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Adamjee Literary Award
category: Urdu Prose
publisher: South Asia Books