FICTION
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โFLASH FICTION by Saeed Ibrahim
(Tanslated from Urdu by Najam-uddin Ahmad)
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In her profound sleep, she felt something waggling in the virgin genitals of her body. When she opened her eyes startled, only two words were allowed to let out of her throat with a muffled scream, โBig Brother!!!” And then, the whiskery faced person put his other hand with full force on her mouth.
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(Translated from URDU by Najam-uddin Ahmad)
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Saeed Ibrahim
Born in Gujranwala, Pakistan in 1955. He studied Graphic design at NCA. During studying at NCA, he started writing poetry and prose. Moreover, for more or less 11 years (from 2000 to 2011), he wrote articles in the Monthly โNaya Zamanaโ Lahore. Also, he has publishe a book โSex Aur Samaajโ (Sex and Society) in 2016. Moreover, he is soon expected to publish his next book โTaaleem Aur Tabaahiโ (Education and Destruction).
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Najam-uddin Ahmad
Born on June 02, 1971, is an Urdu novelist and short story writer. He did his masters in English Literature from Islamia University, Bahawalpur in 1996.
Work:
So far,ย Najam-uddin Ahmadย has published three novel:ย Mudfunย (The Burials) in 2006,ย Khojย (The Explore) in 2016, andย Saheemย (The Partners) in 2019. Apart from this,ย he has published two collections of short stories:ย Aao Bhai Kheleinย (Brother, Letโs play) in 2013 andย Fraar aur Doosray Afsanayย (Flee and other short stories) in 2017. Furthermore, he has been working on his Urdu novel,ย Mena Jeet. And, a collection of Urdu Short Stories is also expected soon.
Translations:
Morever,ย Najam is also renowned for his translations from English to Urdu. And, he has seven books of translations on his credit. As well, among other translations he has recently translated the famous Turk epic โThe Book of Dede Korkutโ into Urdu, published by the Pakistan Academy of Letters. Simultaneously, he has also translated a good number of Urdu short stories into English.
Awards:
- Writersโ Guild Award, 2013 forย Aao Bhai Kheleinย (Brother, Letโs play)
- And, UBL Excellence Award, 2017 for translation work:ย Nobel Inamyafta Adeebon Ki Kahanianย (Short stories by Nobel Laureates in Literature).
- Also, Qoumi Adabi Award (Hassan Askari Award), 2019 from Pakistan Academy of Letters for Fasana-e-Alam โ a collection of short stories by Nobel Laureates in Literature.
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