Muhammad Asim Butt Explained

Muhammad Asim Butt
Nationality:Pakistani
Alma Mater:Government College University, Lahore
Field:Urdu novelist, short story writer, translator,
Researcher, editor, critic and journalist
Work Institutions:Pakistan Academy of Letters

Muhammad Asim Butt (Urdu: محمد عاصم بٹ) is an Urdu novelist, short story writer, translator, researcher, editor, critic and journalist.[1] [2] [3] He has published three novels and two collections of short stories along with a number of books translated from English into Urdu and vice versa. Butt also writes in English.[4] [5] [6]

Biography

Butt was born into a literary family of ethnic Kashmiri descent. Since 2006 he has worked with the Pakistan Academy of Letters, Government of Pakistan, as Editor of the quarterly Adabiyaat, a literary magazine.[7]

Publications

Fiction

[14] [15] [16]

Translations

English to Urdu

Urdu to English

Research and criticism

Recognition

Asim's novel Naatamaam ناتمام won Akse Khushbu (عکس خوشبو) Literary Award for Fiction for 2014.[32] [33]

Asim's novel Natamaam ناتمام has won UBL Literary Excellence Award for 2015.[34]

Asim's book "Borkhese Kahanian" (بورخیس کہانیاں) (Urdu translation of short stories of Jorge Luis Borges) was short listed for the UBL Literary Excellence Award for 2019.[35]

A selection of best short stories of Urdu Despairing Voices: Selected Urdu Short Stories compiled and translated by Syed Sarwar Hussein, published by Satyam Publishing House, India, 2011 includes two short stories of Butt.[36]

A detailed research thesis based on the critical analysis of three modern Urdu novelists including Butt, by Robina Sultan, published with the title "Teen Nai Novel Nigar" by Dastaaveez Matbuaat, Lahore, Pakistan in 2012.[37]

He participated as a speaker in the Oxford Literary Festival arranged by Oxford, Pakistan and British Council, Pakistan at Islamabad, Pakistan from 30 April to 1 May 2013.[38] [39]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mohammad Asim Butt – Profile & Biography. Rekhta. 25 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature Delegates Book . 17 October 2012 . 19 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090029/http://www.foundationsaarcwriters.com/Delegate%20Book/Page-36-43.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Literate, NOS, the News International . 2013-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120203053351/http://jang.com.pk/thenews/may2011-weekly/nos-01-05-2011/lit.htm . 3 February 2012 .
  4. Web site: Reviews: Empowering Women . Dawn. Pakistan . Butt. Muhammad Asim . 16 June 2002.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 23 February 2013 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222940/http://www.thenetwork.org.pk/Resources/Magazines/PDF/18-7-2011-1-19-39-346-Consumer%20Wise%20Behind%20the%20glitter.pdf . dead .
  6. Web site: Splus – the Nation Sunday Plus . 2013-09-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130911060212/http://splus.nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2013-09-08/page-58 . 11 September 2013 .
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090029/http://www.foundationsaarcwriters.com/Delegate%20Book/Page-36-43.pdf . 19 August 2014 .
  8. Web site: Comparing Satellite Internet | Satellite Internet | American TV.
  9. Web site: Urdu Book On-Line – Daira by Asim Butt . Apnaorg.com . 7 September 2012.
  10. Soul of an Era: Review of Dastak . December 2010 . Literati . The News on Sunday . Altaf Hussain. Asad.
  11. A Word About Letters . Literati . Kazy . Javed . March 2010.
  12. sangemeel. Sang-e-Meel Books. 459968495132762112. 26 April 2014. Starting soon: At 1 30 PM – 2 30 PM in the Central Lawn: #Natamam by Asim Butt #urdu #literature #pakistan #ILF. /photo/1
  13. Web site: Bhaid – بھید – Muhammad Asim Butt – Parhai Likhai. parhlikh.com. 15 April 2019.
  14. Web site: My issues are locale, characters and life. T. N. S.. Editor. 13 January 2019. TNS – The News on Sunday. 15 April 2019. 15 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190415001800/http://tns.thenews.com.pk/issues-locale-characters-life/. dead.
  15. Web site: Welcome to Sang-e-Meel Publications, online bookstore, Pakistan, Publishers, Importers, Exporters, Distributors. sangemeel.com. 15 April 2019.
  16. Web site: بک ریویو: بھید. ارشد. وحید. 21 March 2019. Dawn News Television. 15 April 2019.
  17. Web site: Japani Kahaniyan / جاپانی کہانیاں . M Asim. Butt.
  18. Web site: Borgese Kahanian . M Asim . Butt . 14 February 2018 . 9 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190309180823/http://tns.thenews.com.pk/borges-world/#.WoQFkFpubZ4 . dead .
  19. Web site: "100" The Hundred Most Influential Persons in History . M Asim. Butt. Facebook.
  20. Web site: English history of Punjabi literature . Kazy. Javed.
  21. Web site: Kafka: the Pioneer of New Story . Saadat . Saeed . 14 February 2011 . 2 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402015345/http://saadatsaeed.com/DOC/Kafka.htm . dead .
  22. Web site: REVIEW: Kafka metamorphoses into Urdu. Asif. Farrukhi. 29 September 2013. Dawn. Pakistan. 15 April 2019.
  23. Web site: Can you break NCC field records in 100m, 200m, 400m sprints in Karachi?. 30 October 2015. The News International. 15 April 2019.
  24. Web site: Mukhtasar Tareekh-e-Alam . Muhammad Asim . Butt . 27 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081711/http://www.takhleeqatbooks.com/book.asp?BookID=100081 . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  25. Web site: Liberal Readings on Education . Stefan . Melnik . Sascha . Tamm. 20 July 2023 .
  26. Book: 978-1537500676. The Story of the Four Saints. Butt. Muhammad Asim. 4 September 2016. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform .
  27. Web site: Jang Publishers Pakistan – Great Collection of Best Selling Books . 2013-02-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120703070127/http://jang.com.pk/jangpublishers/urdubooks4_2010.html . 3 July 2012 .
  28. Web site: Amazon: Muhammad Asim Butt: Books. Amazon. 15 April 2019.
  29. Web site: Abdullah Hussein: Shakhsiat Aur Fun . . Muhammad Asim. Butt.
  30. Web site: Kia Jamhooriat Pakistan Kay Liay Zaroori Hai? . Muhammad Asim. Butt. 17 July 2023 .
  31. http://www.emarkaz.com/shop/store/emarkazBooks.php Emarkaz Books
  32. Web site: Chairman Senate distributes "Aks-e-Khushboo Awards" – Pakistan Press International. ppinewsagency.com. 15 April 2019.
  33. Web site: Poets, writers act as impetus of change in history: Rabbani . 17 February 2017 . 18 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170218063945/http://www.radio.gov.pk/29-Jan-2017/poets-writers-act-as-impetus-of-change-in-history-rabbani . dead .
  34. Web site: February 11, 2016 – Lahore – 14. The Nation. 15 April 2019.
  35. Web site: UBL Literary Award,2019.
  36. Web site: Vedams eBooks. vedamsbooks.com. 15 April 2019.
  37. Web site: Writers Directory – Pakistan Academy of Letters . 2013-08-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002135202/http://writers.pal.gov.pk/english/writers/?page=1984 . 2 October 2013 .
  38. Web site: Islamabad Literature Festival: Caravan of literati and artists arrives in the capital. 30 April 2013. The Express Tribune. 15 April 2019.
  39. Web site: Urdu short stories being written sans critical review . 2 May 2013 .

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