Hyder, Qurratulain (1927–)

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Hyder, Qurratulain (1927–)

Indian novelist and journalist. Born 1927 in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India; dau. of S.H. Yildarim (Urdu novelist).

Worked as radio and magazine journalist and was managing editor of Imprint (1964–78); taught at universities in India and US; became leading authority in India on Urdu literature; writings, which are preoccupied with cultural interactions of Northern India, include Mere bhi sanamkhane (1948), Ag ka darya (1959), Sitaharan (1968), Akhir-i shab ke hamsafar (1979), Chandni Begam (1990), Fireflies in the Mist (1994), The Street Singers of Lucknow and Other Stories (1997), and River of Fire (1999). Received Soviet Land Nehru Award (1969), Ghalib Award (1985) and Jhanpith Award (1989).