by Ausaf Sayeed | Jul 1, 2025 | Urdu Short Stories
Awaz Sayeed’s Short Stories Story Overview: “Jonk” (Leech) is a psychological short story centred on an emotionally detached protagonist who receives the grim news of a woman’s suicide attempt from his acquaintance, Saleem. Rather than reacting with...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Jul 1, 2025 | Urdu Short Stories
Awaz Sayeed’s Short...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Jul 1, 2025 | English Translations, Urdu Short Stories
Awaz Sayeed’s Short Stories Story Overview: “Girya” (“Bewailing”) by Awaz Sayeed Setting and Premise: The story opens on the day of a funeral. While everyone else attends the funeral, the protagonist isolates himself inside his house,...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Jul 1, 2025 | Urdu Short Stories
Awaz Sayeed’s Short Stories Story Overview: The story centres on a man who, instead of attending a friend’s funeral with the rest of the community, remains isolated in his house, caught in a restless state between sleep and wakefulness. Despite repeated urgings...
by Ausaf Sayeed | Jul 1, 2025 | English Translations, Urdu Short Stories
Awaz Sayeed’s Short Stories Story Overview: “Feerni” (“Pudding”) by Awaz Sayeed “Feerni” is a modernist, existential short story that explores themes of alienation, hunger—both physical and spiritual—and the absurdity of urban...
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