1929 - 2018
Altaf Fatima Pakistani Writer
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Details
| First Name |
Altaf
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| Last Name |
Fatima
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1928
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| Birthplace |
Lucknow, India
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| Died |
29th November, 2018
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| Place of Death |
Lahore, Pakistan
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| Nationality |
Pakistani
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| Occupation Text |
novelist
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| Occupation |
Writer
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Altaf Fatima (Urdu: الطاف فاطمہ; 10 June 1927 – 29 November 2018) was a Pakistani Urdu novelist, short story writer, and teacher (specializing in Muhammad Iqbal). Altaf Fatima was born in Lucknow, she moved to Lahore during the Partition, earning MA and BEd from the University of Punjab. Her novel Dastak Na Do ("Do not Knock") is regarded as one of the defining works in the Urdu language. An adaptation was presented on Pakistan television and an abridged translation was serialised by the Karachi monthly, Herald. In 2018, Fatima received the KLF Urdu Literature award at the 9th Karachi Literature Festival for her book, Deed Wadeed. She died on 29 November 2018.
