DOCUMENTATION IN URDU NOVEL

Abstract

In the history of Urdu novels, the biographical documentary trend gradually matured and a few such novels came to the fore which can rightly be called representative biographical documentary novels. The aspect of autobiographical and family documentary is prominent in them. The role of these novels is very important in bringing the Urdu novel to its current developed form.

One of biographical documentary is Abdullah Hussain whose novels "Nadaar Log" and "Udas Naslein" are full of factors.

Quratul Ain Haider's novel "Kar-e-Jahan Daraz Hai" is a complete biographical documentary novel. This novel has been studied under different trends. Sometimes it has been called a biography, sometimes a family saga, sometimes non-fiction-fiction, sometimes a documentary, sometimes a biographical novel. When all these trends are combined, a biographical documentary novel is formed. A big novel can never be fitted into a single frame, it has all-round aspects.

Regarding documentation, we now mention the novels of Qurratul Ain Haider and shed light on "Chandni Begum". This novel, spanning four hundred and twenty pages, came to light in 1990, when Aini Apa had already gone to India. In this novel, she has evoked impressions of the political, social, cultural and civilizational life of India.