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| Author | Ismat Chughtai |
|---|---|
| Original title | Chotein |
| Language | Urdu |
| Publication place | British India |
| Media type |
Chotein (lit. 'Wounds or Injuries') is a collection of short stories in Urdu by Ismat Chughtaifirst published in 1941.
Background[edit]
Chotein was first published in 1942.[1] This was Chughtai's second collection of original short stories after Kaliyan (1941).
Content[edit]
The stories in this collection include:
- Bhool Bhoolaiyan
- Puncture
- Saas (Mother-in-law)
- Safar mein
- Us ke Khwab
- Janaze
- Lihaaf (The Quilt) {{efn|Lihaaf was first published in Adab-e-Latif in 1942.[2]
- Beemar
- Mera Bachcha
- Til (The Mole)
- Choti Aapa
- Jheeri Mein Se
- Ek Shohar ki Khatir.
Themes[edit]
Chughtai explores human relationships in stories such as Saas and Lihaaf. While Saas deals with the relationship between a mother in law and a daughter in law, Lihaaf dwells and explores the relationship of a woman and her maid.
Jheeri Mein Se and Ek Shohar ki Khatir are biographical stories that describes incidents from Chughtai's own life.
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Asauddin 1993, p. 80.
- ^ Jalil 2014, p. 324.