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List of works by Ismat Chughtai

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Ismat Chughtai is an Indian Urdu-language writer. Best known for such short-stories as Lihaaf (1942) and Chu Mui (1952), she also wrote other works including novels and non-fictional essays.[1][2] Chughtai's unfinished autobiography Kaghazi Hai Pairahan was published posthumously.

Short stories

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  • Dheet, a soliloquy
  • Kafir, her first short story
  • Gainda
  • Khidmatgaar [3]
  • Lihaaf, 1942 [3]

Short story collections

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  • Kaliyan, 1941
  • Choten, 1942
  • Ek Baat, 1945
  • Chhui Mui, 1952
  • Do Haath, 1955 [4]
  • Badan ki Khushboo, 1979
  • Amarbel, 1979
  • Thori si Paagal, 1979
  • Aadhi Aurat Aadha Khwaab, 1986 [3]

Novels

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  • Ziddi, 1941
  • Tehri Lakeer, 1943
  • Saudai, 1964
  • Ajeeb Aadmi, 1970
  • Ek Qatra Khoon, 1975 [4]

Novellas

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  • Masooma, 1961
  • Dil ki Duniya, 1966
  • Jungli Kabootar, 1970 [4]

Children novellas

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  • Teen Anarhi, 1988
  • Naqli Rajkuman, 1992 [3]

Plays

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  • Fasadi, 1938 [3]
  • Shaitan [4]
  • Intikhab, 1939
  • Dhani Bankein, 1955 (A collection of six radio dramas)
  • Dozakh, 1960
  • Tanhai ka Zehr, 1977 [3]

Non-fiction

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  • Bachpan, an essay first published in Saqi [3]
  • Hum Log, a collection of essays [4]
  • Fasadat aur Adab
  • Chirag Jal Rahe hain, a personal narrative about Krishan Chander
  • Dozakhi, an essay about her brother Azeem Baig Chughtai
  • Mera Dost Mera Dushman, a piece about Manto
  • Kaghazi hai Pairahan, 1988 (Unfinished autobiography)[3]

Miscellaneous and collections

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  • Yahan Se Wahan Tak, Society Publishers, 1981 - autobiography
  • A Chughtai Collection, Sama Publishing, 2005. ISBN 969-8784-16-0.
  • The Heart Breaks Free/The Wild One, South Asia Books, 1993.
  • Terhi Lakhir (The Crooked Line), New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1995.
  • Quilt and Other Stories, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1996
  • Ismat Chughtai: Shaksiyat aur Fan by Jagdish Chander Wadhawan, 1996, Delhi.
  • Lifting the Veil, Penguin, 2001.
  • My Friend My Enemy: Essays, Reminiscences, Portraits, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 2001.
  • Kaghji Hai Pairahan (Memoir), Rajkamal Prakashan, 2004. ISBN 8171789676.
  • Ismat Chughtai; Tr. by M. Asaduddin (2012). A Life in Words: Memoirs. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-670-08618-4.
  • Muthakhib Afsanay (Selected Stories), Audible, 2015.

References

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  1. ^ Kumar Das, Sisir (1 January 1995). History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. Sahitya Akademi. p. 348. ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9.
  2. ^ Mahmood, Rafay (6 March 2014). "Ismat Apa Kay Naam: The Shahs take the stage". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Bano, Farhat (2013). "The emergence of feminist consciousness among Muslim women the case of Aligarh" (PDF). University of Calcutta. Retrieved 13 May 2018 – via Shodhganga.
  4. ^ a b c d e ASADUDDIN, M. (1993). "Alone on Slippery Terrain: Ismat Chughtai and Her Fiction". Indian Literature. 36 (5 (157)): 76–89. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 23339708.