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Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi (Urdu: احمد
ندیم قاسمی) (November 20, 1916 – July 10, 2006) was an Urdu language
Pakistani poet, journalist, literary critic, dramatist and short story
author. With some 50 books of poetry, fiction, criticism, journalism and art
to his credit, Qasmi was a major figure in contemporary Urdu literature. His
poetry stood out among his contemporaries' work for its unflinching
humanism, and Qasmi's Urdu afsana (short story) work is considered by some
second only to Prem Chand in its masterful depiction of rural culture. He
also published and edited the prestigious literary journal Funoon for almost
half a century, grooming generations of new writers. |
