num_pages: 140
description: These twelve stories set in modern Pakistan capture the rich Urdu literary tradition, telling close, personal tales of family relationships, love, spirituality, dreams, and the interactions between members of different races and religions. A discussion of contemporary Urdu literature introduces the volume.The authors included in the collection are Zamiruddin Ahmad, Khalida Asghar, Masud Ashar, Saleem Asmi, Intizar Husain, Abdullah Hussein, Iqbql Majeed, Hasan Manzar, Muhammad Umar Memon, Surender Parkash, Muhammad Salimur Rahman, and Enver Sajjad.
title: Tale of the Old Fisherman- Contemporary Urdu Short Stories
titlecomplete: Tale of the Old Fisherman- Contemporary Urdu Short Stories
ratings_count: 5
publisher: South Asia Books