Intizar Hussain

Intizar Husain was born in Dibdai, Bulandshahr, India on December 7, 1923. He received Master's degrees in Urdu and English literature. He worked as a columnist for several different newspapers including Imroze, Mashriq, and Dawn. He has written five novels and seven collections of short stories, many which were translated into English. His works include Basti, Naya Gar (The New House), and A Chronicle of the Peacocks: Stories of Partition, Exile and Lost Memories. He received numerous awards from the governments of Pakistan, India, and UAE. He was nominated for the Man Booker International Prize in 2013. He died of cardiac failure on February 2, 2016 at the age of 92.