Obituary: Qurratulain Hyder

By Chad Post | August 22nd, 2007 | Articles | 0 Comment

A leading writer of Urdu fiction, Qurratulain Hyder died at the age of 80. Along with her short stories, she was the author of 12 novels. From the BBC: The theme of many of Hyder’s books was the pain caused by the partition of the Indian subcontinent. Her best known novel is the epic Aag ka dariya (River ...