Aangan /ˈɑːŋɡən/ (Urdu: آنگن, romanized: Āṅgan, lit. 'courtyard'), alternatively spelled Angan, is a period novel by Pakistani novelist and short story writer Khadija Mastoor. Published in 1962, it is hailed as a masterpiece of Urdu literature.[2][3] It won Mastoor the 1963 Adamjee Literary Award for Urdu prose and has been translated into 13 languages.[4] English translations of the novel by Neelam Hussain titled The Inner Courtyard and by Daisy Rockwell as The Women's Courtyard were published in 2001 and 2018, respectively.[5][6] A Pakistani TV series adaptation of the novel starring Mawra Hocane, Ahad Raza Mir, Ahsan Khan and Sajal Aly was aired on Hum TV from 2018 to 2019.[7] Renewed interest in the novel made it the number one bestseller in the country in 2019.[8]
 Front cover of the 2018 English version | |
| Author | Khadija Mastoor |
|---|---|
| Original title | آنگن |
| Translator | Neelam Hussain |
| Language | Urdu |
| Genres | |
| Set in | British India and Pakistan in the 1940s[1] |
| Publisher | Kitab Numa (Kitāb Numā) |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Publication place | Pakistan |
Published in English | 2000 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 488 (first edition) |
| Award | Adamjee Literary Award 1963 |
| ISBN | 9693505611 (Lahore: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 1995) |
| OCLC | 46849662 |
| 891.439371 | |
| LC Class | PK2200.K394 A83 1962 |
Adaptations
editA Pakistani TV series adaptation of the novel starring Mawra Hocane, Ahad Raza Mir, Ahsan Khan and Sajal Aly was aired on Hum TV from 2018 to 2019.[7]
In India, a show of the same name based on the novel was created by DD Urdu and aired in mid-2018.[9][10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Farrukhi, Asif (25 November 2018). "FICTION: FOUND AGAIN IN TRANSLATION". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Adnan, Ally (21 December 2018). "Ahsan Khan strikes again in 'Aangan'". Daily Times. Dallas. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Khadija Mastoor - Profile & Biography". Rekhta. n.d. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Afridi, Mustafa (28 September 2018). "The story of 'Aangan' is both universal and ageless: Mustafa Afridi". Daily Times (Interview). Interviewed by Ally Adnan. Dallas. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "The Women's Courtyard - Khadija Mastur". complete-review.com. n.d. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Daisy Rockwell translates Khadijah Mastur's "Aangan" in English: The Women's Courtyard". Oyeyeah. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ a b Images Staff (16 November 2018). "Sonya Hussyn and Ahsan Khan's first look from Aangan is out". Dawn Images. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Omair Alavi (29 December 2019). "Pakistan's bestsellers that entertained readers in 2019". The News International. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Aangan #EP 01". DD Urdu.
- ^ "DD Urdu revamps itself with a bouquet of new programmes". Indian Television Dot Com. 20 January 2014.