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Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitab

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Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitab
AuthorIbn-e-Insha
LanguageUrdu
GenreHumor
PublisherLahore Academy
Publication date
1971-01-01
Publication placePakistan
Media typeHardcover
Pages160

Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitab (Urdu: اردو کی آخری کتاب) is a 1971 Urdu comic and satirical book by Ibn-e-Insha. It is a parody of Muhammad Hussain Azad's textbook "Urdu Ki Pehli Kitab". The Dawn newspaper included Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitab in its list of the best 100 Urdu books of all times.[1]

Synopsis

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Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitab is a parody of our Urdu textbooks and the author mentions "Unsanctioned by the textbook board" on its cover. The book makes funny descriptions of grammar, mathematics, geography, history, etc.[2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "The 100 best Urdu books". Dawn. March 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "اردو نثر کی دس بہترین طنزیہ و مزاحیہ کتابیں". Daily Jang (in Urdu). 14 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ابن انشا کی کہانی اور الیکشن کمیشن میں مماثلت". Daily Dunya (in Urdu). 22 December 2015.
  4. ^ "ابنِ انشاء جی کا کاٹا". Mazameen.com (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ "A Book and Some Banter: Danish Husain adapts Urdu poet Ibn-e-Insha's acclaimed satire for Prithvi Festival". The Indian Express. November 7, 2017.