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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.
Pakistani English literature refers to English literature that has been developed and evolved in Pakistan, as well as by members of the Pakistani diaspora who write in the English language. English is one of the official languages of Pakistan (the other being Urdu) and has a history going back to the British colonial rule in South Asia (the ...
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.
e. Faiz Ahmad Faiz MBE NI (Punjabi, Persian: فیض احمد فیض, Urdu: فیض احمد فیض pronounced [fɛːz ɛɦ.məd̪ fɛːz]; 13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) [2] was a Pakistani poet and author of Punjabi and Urdu literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time, and his works ...
Alamgir Hashmi. Alamgir Hashmi ( Urdu: عالمگیر ہاشمی ), also known as Aurangzeb Alamgir Hashmi (born 15 November 1951), is an English language poet and writer of Pakistani origin. [ 1] Considered avant-garde, his early and later works were published to considerable critical acclaim. He is widely published in the United Kingdom ...
Muneeza Shamsie (born 1944) is a Pakistani writer, critic, literary journalist, bibliographer and editor. She is the author of a literary history Hybrid Tapestries: The Development of Pakistani English Literature (Oxford University Press) and is the Bibliographic Representative of The Journal of Commonwealth Literature.
The Pakistan Academy of Letters is a large literary community that promotes literature and poetry in Pakistan and abroad. [10] The National Library publishes and promotes literature in the country. Before the 19th century, Pakistani literature consisted mainly of lyric and religious poetry and mystical and folkloric works.
The Pakistan Academy of Letters ( PAL) ( Urdu: اکادمیِ ادبیات پاکستان) is a national academy with its main focus on Pakistani literature and related fields. It is the largest and the most prestigious learned society of its kind in Pakistan, with activities throughout the nation.