Ghulam Abbas (writer)

Ghulam Abbas (Urdu: غلام عباس‎; 17 November 1909  – 2 November 1982) was a short story writer from Pakistan.[1][2]

This article is about the Pakistani short-story writer. For other people with the name Ghulam Abbas, see Ghulam Abbas (disambiguation).
Ghulam Abbas
غلام عباس
Born17 November 1909[1]
Amritsar, British India (now in Punjab, India)
DiedNovember 2, 1982(1982-11-02) (aged 72)[1]
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationWriter, magazine editor, translator
OrganizationAll India Radio, during World War II
Known forShort story author[2]
Notable work
Jaaray ki Chandani[3]
Anandi[1]
Kan Ras
Dhanak[3]
Al-Ḥamra ke Afsane
Overcoat[1]
Jazeera-e- Sukhanwaran[2]
Mohabbat Roti Hai
Jala Wattan
AwardsSitara-e-Imtiaz in 1967

Personal life

Ghulam Abbas married twice. With his first wife Zakira he had four daughters and a son. His second wife was a Greek-Scottish-Romanian woman named Christian Vlasto (renamed Zainab) with whom he had a son and three daughters.[2]

Books
  • Jazeera-e-Sukhanwaran (published 1937)[1]
  • Anandi (Marketplace) (a Bollywood film Mandi (1983) was based on this Ghulam Abbas's short story)[4]
  • The Women's Quarter and Other Stories from Pakistan (published 1984)[1]
  • Intikhab Ghulam Abbas (Selection of Stories by Ghulam Abbas) (compiled by Asif Farrukhi)[1]
  • Gondni wala Takiya Novel[5]

References
  1. Profile of Ghulam Abbas (writer) on goodreads.com website Retrieved 17 January 2018
  2. Peerzada Salman (29 May 2014). "Ghulam Abbas was a shy but deep person". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. E-Books By: Ghulam Abbas on rekhta.org website Retrieved 17 January 2018
  4. Mandi (1983) Indian film based on Ghulam Abbas's short story on IMDb website Retrieved 17 January 2018
  5. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32734197-gondniwala-takia
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