Eminent Pakistani Urdu novelist Abdullah Hussain who
authored the bestseller and critically- acclaimed 'Udas Naslain' passed away in
Lahore due to blood cancer. He was 84. He breathed his last yesterday at his
Lahore residence. Hussai, whose real name was Mohammad Khan, is survived by his
wife, a son and a daughter. President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif expressed deep grief and sorrow over his death that they
He had received worldwide fame after the publication of his
masterpiece Urdu novel and greatest contemporary works of Urdu fiction Udas
Naslain in 1964. UNESCO had published a translation of this novel called The
Weary Generations. He was born as Mohammad Khan on August 14, 1931 in Gujrat
district in Punjab Province of Pakistan. His other famous novels are Baagh, Nadaar
Loag and short stories Nashaib and Faraib. Awards: He was honoured with Adamjee
Award, Prime Minister’s Lifetime Achievement Award (2015).
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