Introducing the Urdu Short Story in Translation

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Muhammad Umar Memon

Abstract

This brief essay has been adapted for Pakistaniaat from the introduction to my forthcoming translation of an Urdu short story collection. The collection, entitled Do You Suppose It's the East Wind: Stories from Pakistan, is being published by Penguin Books, India.  

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Refereed Articles (Humanities)
Author Biography

Muhammad Umar Memon, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Dr. Memon is a Professor of Urdu, Persian and Islamic Studies and editor of the Annual of Urdu Studies.