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The Pakistan Academy of Letters has awarded its prestigious prizes to a number of English writers. Saleem Akhtar Dhera is also a promising new name regarding Pakistani literature in English. His book of English poetry Pale Leaves was published in 2007 and in the same year it was honoured with National Award by Government of Pakistan.
This is a List of Pakistani writers, writers of fiction and nonfiction who are native to, or born in Pakistan, writing in any language. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Pages in category "English-language writers from Pakistan" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pakistani literature (Urdu: ادبیاتِ پاکستان) is a distinct literature that gradually came to be defined after Pakistan gained nationhood status in 1947, emerging out of literary traditions of the South Asia. [ 1 ] The shared tradition of Urdu literature and English literature of British India was inherited by the new state.
Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah (1921–2000), Indian-born Pakistani journalist, columnist, non-fiction writer, women's rights activist. Shahida Hassan, since the mid-1990s, poet. Zahida Hina, since 1962, essayist, journalist, columnist, short story writer, novelist. Shahrukh Husain (born 1950), novelist, non-fiction writer, living in London.
Ms. Sidhwa is thus far considered to be amongst the best-known authors of Pakistani origin. Some of the best English literature came from expatriate Pakistanis in the West. One such author, Hanif Kureishi, wrote a haunting memoir, The Rainbow Sign (1986), trying to bring together the two worlds he lived in.
Taufiq Rafat. Taufiq Rafat (25 October 1927 – 2 August 1998), was a Pakistani author and poet. His work influenced other Pakistani poets and he is credited with the introduction of the concept of a "Pakistani idiom" in English literature. [1][2] He is also known as " Ezra Pound " of Pakistan for his modernist style that includes a naturalist ...
Ahmed Ali (Urdu: احمد علی; 1 July 1910 – 14 January 1994) was a Pakistani novelist, poet, critic, translator, diplomat and scholar.A pioneer of the modern Urdu short story, his works include the short story collections: Angarey (Embers), 1932; Hamari Gali (Our Lane), 1940; Qaid Khana (The Prison-house), 1942; and Maut Se Pehle (Before Death), 1945.