Khalid Akhtar
Mohammad Khalid Akhtar (Urdu: محمد خالد اختر), (born 1920 in Bahawalpur, died 2 February 2002),[1] was an Urdu-language writer. His satirical novel Chakiwara Mein Visal from 1964 won the Adamjee Literary Award.
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| Born | 1920 Bahawalpur, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 2 February 2002 (aged 81–82) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Occupation | writer |
| Period | 1943 to 2000 |
| Genre | Humour |
| Notable works | Chakiwara Main Visal |
Bibliography
- Chakiwara main Visal (1964).
- Khoya Hoa Ufaq (A collection of stories, sketches, satirical essays, the winner of the Adamjee Award in 1967).
- Bees So Giyara (A novel published in 1950 and republished in 1999).
- Yatra (A travelogue published in 1990).
- Do Safar (A travelogue – 1984
- Chacha Abdul Baqi – Stories (Satire) – 1985
- Makatib E Khizar
- Ibn-i-Jubair ka safar (A travelogue published in 1994)
- Laltain Aur Dosari Kahaniyan (Stories and a novella published in 1984)
A complete collection of his short stories, travelogues, and articles is being published by Oxford University Press.
Further reading
- Muhammad Khalid Akhtar's Collection of Stories By Rashid Ashraf
- Khalid Sahab Has Run Away! Again by Musharraf Ali Farooqi | DAWN, 28 August 2011
In August 2010, a PhD thesis was submitted to Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, by Waheed Ur Rehman with the title Muhammad Khalid Akhtar Shakhsiat Wa Fun.
References
- "Khalid Akhtar, eminent writer, is dead". Dawn. 3 February 2002. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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