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    This document provides an overview of Pakistani literature. It aims to introduce students to literature originally written in English from Pakistan as well as translations from indigenous Pakistani languages. The contents section lists works of fiction, poetry, and prose originally in English by Pakistani authors, as well as translations of Sufi poets and other works from Punjabi, Sindhi, and other Pakistani languages. The document also provides a list of recommended readings on Pakistani literature and culture to provide further context.

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    This document provides an overview of Pakistani literature. It aims to introduce students to literature originally written in English from Pakistan as well as translations from indigenous Pakistani languages. The contents section lists works of fiction, poetry, and prose originally in English by Pakistani authors, as well as translations of Sufi poets and other works from Punjabi, Sindhi, and other Pakistani languages. The document also provides a list of recommended readings on Pakistani literature and culture to provide further context.

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    Pakistani Literature

    Aims & Objectives:


    English language is now a major world language. South Asia has a strong tradition of
    writing in English and owing to its colonial history a great deal of its writing originally in
    its indigenous languages is translated into English. It is appropriate to study and
    respond to this literary heritage. After studying the course the students will be
    introduced to literature from the region. They will be able to appreciate the Pakistani
    literary experience and the impact of cultural exchange towards its enrichment.
    Contents:
    A. Works originally written in English
     Ahmed Ali: Twilight in Delhi (novel)
     Bapsi Sidhwa: Breaking it Up (essay)
     Aamir Hussain: Sweet Rice (poem)
     Tahira Naqvi: Attar of Roses (poem)
     Daud Kamal : An Ode to Death
     Alamgir Hashmi: In Cordoba
     Tariq Rahman: Short Stories (Any two)

    B. Translations
     Bulleh Shah: A Selection. Translated by Taufiq Rafat (Any three)
     Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai: any five poems
     Sachal Sarmast: any five poems
     Al-Hajweri: Revelation of the Mystery (prose) by R. A. Nicholson
     Allama M. Iqbal: Poems From Iqbal a translation by V. G.Kiernan
     Faiz Ahmad Faiz: Poems Translated by Ikram Azam (Any three)
     Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi: Short Stories Translated by Sajjad Shaikh (Any two)

    Recommended Readings:
    1. Afzal-Khan, Fawzia. (1993) Cultural Imperialism and the Indo-English: Genre and
    ideology in R. K. Narayan, Anita Desai, Kamla Das and Markandaya. Pennsylvania
    State University Press.
    2. Bose, Sujata & Jalal Ayesha. (2004) Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political,
    Economy. Oxford U P (2nd Ed).
    3. Hashmi, Alamgir. (1994) Kamal Daud‟s Entry in Encyclopaedia of Post-Colonial
    Literatures in English. Vol 1. Ed Benson E.& Connolly, L W. London: Routledge.
    4. Jameson, Fredric. (1986) Third-World Literature in the Era of Multinational Capital in
    Social text15.
    5. Khawaja Waqas A. Morning in the Wilderness: Reading in Pakistani Literature. Sang-
    e-Meel Publications, Lahore.
    6. Rahman, Tariq A. (1991) History of Pakistani Literature in English. Vanguard Press
    (Pvt) Ltd, Lahore.
    7. Said Edward W. (1993) Culture and Imperialism, Vintage London.
    8. Underhill, Evelyn. (2007).The Essentials of Mysticism. Oxford: Oxford Oneworld.
    9. Ernst, Carl W. (1997). The Shambhala Guide to Sufism. Delhi: India.

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