The 17th death anniversary of novelist and short story writer Qurratulain Hyder is being observed today. She was one of the most outstanding literary names in Urdu literature. Her literary works included twelve novels and four collections of short stories. Her first short story‚ Bi-Chuhiya (Little Miss Mouse)‚ was published in children's magazine Phool and at the age of nineteen, she wrote her first novel "Mayray Bhee Sanam Khanay". She died on this day in India's Uttar Pradesh. Source:Radio Pakistan
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