Naiyer Masud
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Naiyer Masud is one of the foremost short story writers in Urdu
. He was born in Lucknow
in 1936 and has spent nearly all his life there, working until his retirement as a Professor of Persian
in Lucknow University. He is the author of many scholarly books and translations (notably of Kafka), but is best regarded for his short stories, translated into English by M.U. Memon in the volumes The Snake Catcher and Essence of Camphor. For the short story collection Taoos Chaman Ki Myna, he was awarded the 2001 Urdu prize of the Sahitya Akademi and the Saraswati Samman
in 2007, and also received the honor of being the subject of the 1997 entire issue of the Annual of Urdu Studies. He is the son of Syed Hasan Masud Rizvi Adeeb, also a Lucknow University Professor of Persian and a famed scholar of dastaan, and the brother of the noted satirist Azhar Masud.
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
. He was born in Lucknow
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
in 1936 and has spent nearly all his life there, working until his retirement as a Professor of Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
in Lucknow University. He is the author of many scholarly books and translations (notably of Kafka), but is best regarded for his short stories, translated into English by M.U. Memon in the volumes The Snake Catcher and Essence of Camphor. For the short story collection Taoos Chaman Ki Myna, he was awarded the 2001 Urdu prize of the Sahitya Akademi and the Saraswati Samman
Saraswati Samman
The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India. It is named after an Indian goddess of learning and is considered to be among the highest literary awards in India.The award consists...
in 2007, and also received the honor of being the subject of the 1997 entire issue of the Annual of Urdu Studies. He is the son of Syed Hasan Masud Rizvi Adeeb, also a Lucknow University Professor of Persian and a famed scholar of dastaan, and the brother of the noted satirist Azhar Masud.