Mirza Adeeb

Mirza Adeeb
A portrait of Mirza Adeeb
A portrait of Mirza Adeeb
Native name
میرزا ادیب (Urdu)
BornMirza Dilawer
(1914-04-04)4 April 1914
Lahore, Punjab, British India
(now Pakistan)
Died31 July 1999(1999-07-31) (aged 85)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Pen nameMeerza Adeeb
OccupationDramatist or Playwright, Short story writer
LanguagePunjabi, Urdu
NationalityBritish Indian
(1914–1947)
Pakistani
(1947–1999)
CitizenshipPakistani
EducationB.A. (Hon.)
Alma mater
PeriodModern Era (Post-World War II)
GenreDrama, short story
SubjectVerisimilitude, Realism and Romanticism
Literary movementProgressive Movement
Romanticist Movement
Notable worksPas-i Pardah (1967), Caccā Coṉc
Notable awards

Mirza Adeeb:مرزا ادیب, PP, BA (Hon), (Urdu: مرزا ادیبMirzā Adīb; 4 April 1914 – 31 July 1999[2][1][3][4]), also known as Meerza Adeeb, (میرزا ادیبMīrzā Adīb),[4] was a Pakistani dramatist, playwright and short story writer who wrote in Urdu and Punjabi languages.[5] His plays and short stories won him six prizes and awards from the Pakistan Writers' Guild.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference Encyclopaedia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Renowned playwright Mirza Adeeb remembered". The Nation (newspaper). Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Fāt̴imah Bint-e ʿAbdullāh". Urdū (lāzmī), barā-yi jamāʿat dahum. Lahore: Punjab Textbook Board. 2009. p. 51.
  4. ^ a b "Apnā Apnā Rāg". Sarmāya-eh Urdū (dōm). Islamabad: National Book Foundation. 2011. p. 70.
  5. ^ "Literary Necrology 2001 (Bibliography)". World Literature Today. 22 March 2002. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013 – via HighBeam Research.