Aangan (novel)
 Front cover of the 2018 English translation | |
| Author | Khadija Mastoor |
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| Original title | آنگن |
| Language | Urdu |
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| Set in | 1940s British India and Pakistan[1] |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | Pakistan |
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| Award | Adamjee Literary Award 1963 |
| ISBN | 978-9-693-50561-0 |
Aangan (/ˈɑːŋɡən/; Urdu: آنگن, lit. 'Courtyard') is an Urdu novel by renowned Pakistani novelist Khadija Mastoor and is one of the her most popular novels. It was published in 1962 and won the Adamjee Literary Award in the next year.[2][3] It has been translated into 13 languages. English translations of the novel, titled Inner Courtyard and The Women's Courtyard, were published in 2001 and 2018, respectively.[2][4]
Characters
Main characters
- Aliya
- Chhammi
- Jameel
- Tehmina
- Safdar
- Baray Chacha (Azhar)
- Abba Mian (Mazhar)
Recurring characters
- Bari Chachi
- Kareeman Bua
- Amma
- Shakeel
- Israr Mian
- Najma Phupphi
- Manzoor (police officer's son)
- Shayaam
- Muzaffar Ali Khan (Dada)
- Dadi
- Salma Phupphi
- Kusum
- Dr Ehsaan
Adaptations
A Pakistani TV series adaptation of the novel starring Mawra Hocane, Ahad Raza Mir, Ahsan Khan and Sajal Aly was aired on Hum TV from 2018 to 2019.[5]
In India, a show of the same name was created by DD Urdu and aired in mid 2018. [6]
In curriculum
The novel aangan was included in the syllabus of C.S.P and also in the curriculum of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad.
See also
References
- ^ Farrukhi, Asif (25 November 2018). "FICTION: FOUND AGAIN IN TRANSLATION". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b "The Women's Courtyard - Khadija Mastur". www.complete-review.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "The story of 'Aangan' is both universal and ageless: Mustafa Afridi". Daily Times. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Daisy Rockwell translates Khadijah Mastur's "Aangan" in English: The Women's Courtyard". Oyeyeah. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Staff, Images (16 November 2018). "Sonya Hussyn and Ahsan Khan's first look from Aangan is out". Images. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "aangan Promo". August 2020.