Khas o Khashak Zamane (خس و خاشاک زمانے) Novel, Authored By Mustansar Hussain Tarar. This novel contains a fascinating study of post-partition Pakistani, especially Punjabi civilization and culture. In particular, pure Punjabi words have been used very gracefully. A society is depicted as one in which Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims live together and care for each other’s needs. At the time of the partition of India, the way people had to leave their cattle, lands, and homes, as well as the suffering they had to endure, is also brilliantly depicted. All the characters in it feel like they are real people we see all around us in rural society.
The novel’s story is divided into two parts. The first part takes place in Dunyapur village, while the second part takes place in New York and Canada. Many people of central Punjab went to Europe, America, and Canada in the 1970s and 1980s for better employment. The anti-Islamic sentiments that emerged in America and Europe after 9/11 and the violence against Muslims there are also covered.
The novel’s story covers almost the entire 20th century and is so intense that, according to Bakht Jahan Kudi Yahuah, it does not mention the end, and sometimes, it feels as if time has passed while reading this story.
Mustansar Hussain Tarar is a big name in Urdu literature today. He is one of the faithful followers of the ancient tradition of storytelling in the region. Instead, he has enlightened the ancient storytelling tradition to a new height. Before writing “Khas o Khashak Zamane” in 2010, he had given Urdu literature unique and timeless novels like “Raakh,” “Qurbat-e-Marg Mein Mohabbat,” and “Bahao.”
“Khas o Khashak Zamane” is not only the essence of his forty-year literary journey but also proof of the vast experience of an ancient storyteller living in him. In it, he shows that he has the power to describe the cultural evolution of the Indus Valley and that his pen remains strong even while travelling from local to international.
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