Lihaaf
Short story by Ismat Chughtai / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Lihaaf" ("The Quilt") is an Urdu short story written by Ismat Chughtai which was published in the Urdu literary journal Adab-i-Latif in 1942. In the coming decades, it was widely anthologised and faced an obscenity trial.[1] It is one of Chughtai's well known works.[2]
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"Lihaaf" | |
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Short story by Ismat Chughtai | |
Country | India |
Language | Urdu |
Genre(s) | Short story |
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Published in | Adab-i-Latif |
Publication type | Literary journal |
Publication date | 1942 |
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The story deals deals with suggestive lesbianism, but also with the insulated and suffocating life of a neglected wife in a feudal society as well as sexual abuse.