Foreign Characters in Novel Khas o Khashak Zamany: An Analytical Study
ناول " خس و خاشاک زمانے " میں بدیسی کردار : تجزیاتی مطالعہ
Keywords:
Mustansar Hussain Tarar , Khas o Khashak Zamany, Foreign characters, Urdu Novel, Travelogue, Cultural conflict, Racial pride, PersistenceAbstract
Mustansar Hussain Tarar is one of the most popular contemporary writers of Urdu literature, best known for his travelogues and novels. In his novel Khas-o-Khashak Zamanay, the foreign characters are portrayed as dynamic, multidimensional, inquisitive, persistent, and self-made individuals. The author has drawn upon his lifetime experiences and deep observations to imaginatively create these characters especially Inam Ullah, Akbar Jahan, Roshan, Richard Jahan, Bakht Jahan (Junior), Seerat Jahan, Shabahat and Mouti. This article examines various tendencies reflected in foreign characters such as their innate instincts, racial pride, cultural interactions and cultrural conflicts.
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Ibid., P. 582
Ibid., P. 686
Ibid., P. 519
Ibid., P. 521
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Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Khas-o-Khashak Zamany, P. 604
Ibid., P. 434
Ibid., p 703
Ibid., P. 702
Ibid., P. 549
Ibid., P. 672
Mustansar Hussain Tarar Interviewed by Iqbal Khursheed, ARY News, February 8, 2019
Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Khas-o-Khashak Zamany, P. 688
Ibid., P. 737
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Ibid., P. 518
Ibid., P. 463
Wajahat Masood, Kitabi Silsila Asbaat, Issue-31, Hum-Jinsiat Number, April 2021, P. 63
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