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Naiyer Masud

ナイイェル・マスード

Naiyer Masud

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1936-01-01 (Lucknow, India)
Died
2017-07-24 (Lucknow, India) age 81
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Urdu, Persian
Religion
Islam
Residence History
Lucknow, India

Career

Occupations
Urdu scholar, short story writer, Professor of Persian
Active Years
1960-2017
Affiliations
Lucknow University
Influenced By
Franz Kafka

Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award (Urdu)
2001
Work: Taoos Chaman Ki Myna
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: Winner
Saraswati Samman
2007
Work: Taoos Chaman Ki Myna
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ganjifa

Short story collection

A collection of short stories

FantasySecrecy

Simiya

Short story collection

A collection of short stories

FantasySecrecy

Itr-e-Kafoor

Short story collection

A collection of short stories

FantasySecrecy

Taoos Chaman Ki Myna

2000 Short story collection

A collection of short stories. Winner of Sahitya Akademi Award.

FantasyStrange reality

Translations by Author

  • Translations of Franz Kafka into Urdu

Translations of Works

  • The Snake Catcher
  • Essence of Camphor

Style & Themes

Literary Style
FantasticKafkaesqueSurreal
Recurring Motifs
SecrecyStrange realityMetamorphosis

Legacy

Renowned master of Urdu short stories and translator of Kafka into Urdu. Recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award and Saraswati Samman. Subject of a special 1997 issue of the Annual of Urdu Studies.