Khalid Jawed (born 9 March 1960) is an Indian novelist. Some of his works include Aakhri Dawat, Nemat Khana and Maut ki Kitab, critically acclaimed for his unique style and narrative. He served as a professor at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Jawed is also considered an expert on popular literature. He is equally popular in India and Pakistan.
Career
Critic Shafe Qidwai said "Khalid Jawed does not bury the plot behind the heavy pall of magic realism technique and his style is imbued with a new artistic coherence and he weaves a series of memories and wistful experiences into a viable pattern. It is hoped that the Maut ki Kitab will be noticed in literary circles."
The English translation of Jawed's novel Nemat Khana, The Paradise of Food''', won the JCB Prize for Literature in 2022.
Bibliography Aakhiri Dawat, 2007, Penguin Books India. Tafreeh Ki Ek Dopehr, 2008, Scheherzade, Karaachi Kahani, Maut Aur Aakhiri Bidesi Zaban, 2008, Educational Publishing House, Delhi Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Fan Aur Shakhsiyat|2009|Karnataka Urdu Academy, Bangalore Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Fan Aur Shakhsiyat|2010|Scheherzade, karaachi Maut Ki Kitaab|2011|Arshia Publications, Delhi Milan Kundera|2011|Arshia Publications, Delhi Nemat Khana|2014|Arshia Publications, Delhi
Translations
Maut Ki Kitab,(Hindi), 2015, Dakhal Parkashan, Delhi Nemat Khana'' is translated in English as The Paradise of Food by Baran Farooqi, 2022, Juggernaut Publication, Delhi Ek Khanjar Paani Mein (Hindi) Setu Prakashan, 2022
Books on Khalid Jawed Khalid Jawed: Shakhsiyat Aur Fan|2017|EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING HOUSE, DEHLI ASIN: B072XKCCW9
Awards Katha Award by Katha in 1997 UP Urdu Academy Award, Lucknow in 2014 Delhi Urdu Academy Award for Creative Prose in 2017 UP Urdu Academy Fiction Award 2020 JCB Prize for literature 2022
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