Naseem Hijazi’s fictionalised accounts of Islamic history have made inroads into a new market – across the border in Afghanistan. Booksellers point out it’s not just Hijazi, a writer often lampooned by liberals for his portrayal of Islamic history in his historical romance novels. Other writers are also getting much attention in Afghanistan, pointed out Inamullah from University Book Agency in Khyber Bazaar. According to Inamullah, Afghans are avid readers in comparison to their Pakistani counterparts and Naseem Hijazi is hugely popular there. Afghan publishers print a large number of books from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) translated to Pashto, Persian and Dari. Hijazi’s work has been translated from Urdu into Pashto and is an instant hit with Afghans, according to the bookseller. At present, about 10 printers are publishing Hijazi’s work translated to Pashto, and in large quantity. “Most of Hijzai’s translations have 5,000 reprints per publisher,” said Inamullah.
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 20:12:50 +0000
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