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Udaas Naslain [اداس نسلیں] (2010)

by Abdullah Hussein(Favorite Author)

4.01 of 5 Votes: 7

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Sang-e-Meel Publications

review 1: It started very well, the details of every scene were very good and you can feel to be a part of it. At times it reminded of Hemingway's Farewell to arms and For whom the bell tolls. But, I could never really know the inner lives and struggles of the characters. Some points of the story were not clear, like why Naeem left Azra after their initial meeting etc. Characters weren't explored completely, eg. I really wanted to know more about Azra.It's certainly one of the better Urdu novels, but I wanted a bit more.
review 2: 4.5/5This has to be one of the greatest novels in Urdu literature. I don't necessarily agree with all of the author's ideas and views, however, this book is by all good standards an immense literary achievement. Countless memorable moments that... more made me think, that made me almost tremble, afraid, this book over all is depressing! Yes as the name suggests, it is extremely depressing, but it makes points, some valid, some I don't agree with. The study of the characters is ridiculously deep. The situations and the descriptions are utterly breath taking. There are passages in this book that i read and re-read again and again and there are some that I am planning to re-visit and enjoy some splendid moments of realistic fiction. If you are okay with deep and depressing stuff, if you are okay with more questions and less answers. This one is a must read! less

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