Ghulam Abbas
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Ghulam Abbas was a prominent Urdu short story writer from Pakistan, renowned for his incisive social commentary and association with the Progressive Writers’ Movement.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pakistani writer
ⓘ
Urdu short story writer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th‑century Urdu literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Progressive Writers’ Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenshipChange | from British Indian subject to Pakistani citizen after 1947 partition ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Pakistan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Punjabi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
ⓘ
radio broadcasting ⓘ |
| genre |
short story
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social realism ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of Urdu short story writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Progressive literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | incisive social commentary in fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWriting | Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTheme |
bureaucracy and corruption
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partition of India ⓘ social inequality ⓘ urban life in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| movement | Progressive Writers’ Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInUrdu | غلام عباس NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Pakistani ⓘ |
| notableFor | Urdu short stories ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anandi
NERFINISHED
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Dhanak NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotel Mohenjodaro NERFINISHED ⓘ Kan‑Kata NERFINISHED ⓘ Overcoat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
short story writer
ⓘ
translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Amritsar
NERFINISHED
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British India ⓘ Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Karachi
NERFINISHED
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Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| workedFor | Radio Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
realist
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satirical ⓘ |
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