21 December 1925 Dibai, Bulandshahr district, British India
Died
2 February 2016(2016-02-02) (aged 90) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation
Writer, novelist
Language
Urdu
Nationality
Pakistani
Alma mater
Meerut College
Years active
1940s – 2016
Notable awards
Sitara-i-Imtiaz Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1986 Adamjee Literary Award Kamal-i-Fun (Lifetime Achievement) award Sahitya Akademi Fellowship (National Academy of Letters) of India awarded in 2007 Anjuman Farogh-i-Adab Doha's award[1]
Intizar Hussain or Intezar Hussain (Urdu: انتظار حسین; 21 December 1925 – 2 February 2016) was a Pakistani writer of Urdu novels, short stories, poetry and nonfiction. He is widely recognised as a leading literary figure of Pakistan.[2][3][4][5]
He was among the finalists of the Man Booker Prize in 2013.[6]
^"I'm a man only of fiction" Intizar Hussain Dawn newspaper, Published 23 April 2009, Retrieved 18 November 2023
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^"Legendary writer Intizar Hussain passes away". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^"Intizar Hussain, leading Urdu writer, dies aged 92". The Guardian newspaper. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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^"The ageless Intizar Hussain". Man Booker Prize. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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