Musharraf Ali Farooqi
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Musharraf Ali Farooqi is a Pakistani-Canadian writer, translator and journalist.
, and proceeded to attend NED University of Engineering and Technology
in Karachi
for three years, not finishing his degree.
Farooqi is the author of the novel The Story of a Widow (Knopf, 2008) which was shortlisted for the 2011 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
; it was earlier longlisted for the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
. He also published a children's picture book titled The Cobbler's Holiday: or Why Ants Don't Wear Shoes (Roaring Brook Press, 2008). His critically acclaimed translation of the 1871 version of Dastan-e Amir Hamza (Adventures of Amir Hamza) by Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami was published in October 2007 by the Modern Library
. He published the first book of a projected 24-volume translation of the world's first magical fantasy epic, Hoshruba, in 2009. A selection from his translation of contemporary Urdu poet Afzal Ahmed Syed's poetry was published by the Wesleyan University Press
Poetry Series in 2010. He is developing the Urdu Project, an online resource for the study of Urdu language and literature.
Farooqi also writes a political satire column titled The Goat Spy Letters for The Express Tribune
.
He lives in Toronto, Canada
and Karachi, Pakistan.
Biography
Farooqi received his early education in Hyderabad, at St. Bonaventure’s High School and the Model School and College in Hyderabad, SindhHyderabad, Sindh
is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...
, and proceeded to attend NED University of Engineering and Technology
NED University of Engineering and Technology
The Nadirshaw Eduljee Dinshaw University of Engineering and Technology is a public university in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded in 1922 as an engineering college, making it the oldest school in Pakistan for educating graduate engineers....
in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
for three years, not finishing his degree.
Farooqi is the author of the novel The Story of a Widow (Knopf, 2008) which was shortlisted for the 2011 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature is a literary prize awarded annually to writers of any ethnicity or nationality writing about South Asia themes such as culture, politics, history, or people. It is for an original full-length novel written in English, or translated into English. The first award...
; it was earlier longlisted for the 2010 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is an international literary award for a work of fiction, jointly sponsored by the city of Dublin, Ireland and the company IMPAC. At €100,000 it is one of the richest literary prizes in the world...
. He also published a children's picture book titled The Cobbler's Holiday: or Why Ants Don't Wear Shoes (Roaring Brook Press, 2008). His critically acclaimed translation of the 1871 version of Dastan-e Amir Hamza (Adventures of Amir Hamza) by Ghalib Lakhnavi and Abdullah Bilgrami was published in October 2007 by the Modern Library
Modern Library
The Modern Library is a publishing company. Founded in 1917 by Albert Boni and Horace Liveright as an imprint of their publishing company Boni & Liveright, it was purchased in 1925 by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer...
. He published the first book of a projected 24-volume translation of the world's first magical fantasy epic, Hoshruba, in 2009. A selection from his translation of contemporary Urdu poet Afzal Ahmed Syed's poetry was published by the Wesleyan University Press
Wesleyan University Press
Wesleyan University Press is a university press that is part of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. The Press is currently directed by Suzanna Tamminen, a published poet and essayist...
Poetry Series in 2010. He is developing the Urdu Project, an online resource for the study of Urdu language and literature.
Farooqi also writes a political satire column titled The Goat Spy Letters for The Express Tribune
The Express Tribune
The Express Tribune is the first internationally affiliated newspaper in Pakistan, in partnership with The International Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times....
.
He lives in Toronto, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and Karachi, Pakistan.