English Translations
( انگریزی ترجمہ)
Several Urdu short stories of Awaz Sayeed have been translated into English. Some of these stories are included in at least two recent English compilations of translations of short stories by renowned Urdu writers from the Indian Subcontinent.
‘Despairing Voices: a collection of modern Urdu short stories‘, edited and translated by Syed Sarwar, Satyam Publishing House (June 15, 2011). This book includes his four Urdu short stories, i.e. ‘Raat Wala Ajnabi‘ (‘The Night’s Stranger‘), ‘Udaas Nasal Ka Aakhri Aadmi’ (‘Last man of the melancholic race‘), ‘Andha Kunwan‘ ( ‘Dry well’) and ‘Coma‘ (‘Coma‘).
‘New Urdu Writings: From India and Pakistan‘ by Rakhshanda Jalil, Westland Ltd (October 1, 2013) includes the story ‘Chubhan‘ (‘Pin-Prick‘)
Awaz Sayeed’s Short Stories in English:
- Pin-Prick (‘Chubhan’)
- The Night’s Stranger (‘Raat Wala Ajnabi’)
- Last Man of the Melancholic Race (‘Udhas Nasal Ka Aakhri Aadmi’)
- Blind Well (‘Andha Kunwan’)
- Coma