Altaf Fatima

Altaf Fatima
الطاف فاطمہ
Born 1929
Lucknow, India
Occupation novelist
Nationality Pakistan

Altaf Fatima (Urdu: الطاف فاطمہ; born 1929 in Lucknow, British India) is an Urdu novelist, short-story writer, and teacher (specializing in Muhammad Iqbal). Her novel Dastak Na Do ("Do not 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, Herald.

Life and career

Early life

Altaf Fatima was the second of four children born in a Muslim household in Lucknow, India, to Mohammad Fazle Amin and his wife Mumtaz Jahan.

Later life

She is currently resident in Lahore, Pakistan. She retired as a professor of Urdu, but continues her literary work.

Additional information

Altaf Fatima's novel Dastak Na Do has been translated into English by Rukhsana Ahmed.

Works

Novels

Collection of Short Stories

Translations

See also

External links


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