Shafiqur-ur-Rehman and his Contemporary Creators

(A comparative study of Fiction and Humor)

Abstract

Shafiqur Rehman is one of the renowned humorists in Urdu literature. He enjoyed vast leadership of many prose writers like Niaz Fateh Puri, Hijab Imtiaz Ali, Qurat-ul-Ain Haider, Pitras Bukhari and Ibne-Insha. It is a pity for versatile writer that critics neglect his creative genius at the cost of others. In this article, it will be tried to compare Shafiq-ur-Rehman with other prose writers of Urdu literature by putting him and the galaxy of his contemprorary humuorous writers and fiction creators.

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