غلام عباس کے منتخب افسانوں میں سماجی شعور اور حقیقت نگاری: تجزیاًتی مطالعہ

Social Consciousness and Realism in Ghulam Abbas's Short Story Collections: A Critical Study

Abstract

Ghulam Abbas is widely acknowledged as a preeminent figure in Urdu fiction whose literary oeuvre demonstrates an acute awareness of human condition and socio-economic dynamics. This paper offers a critical critique of social consciousness and realism across his three seminal short story collections: Anandi, Jaray Ki Chandni, and Kan Ras. Utilizing a qualitative analytical framework, this research explores how Abbas skillfully delineates systemic inequality, class stratification, material deprivation, and moral ambivalence inherent in everyday life. The analysis reveals that Abbas articulates reality through a remarkably balanced artistic lens, meticulously avoiding rhetoric, sensationalism, or overt ideological didacticism. His character’s act as authentic archetypes of their socio-historical milieu, embodying the psychological and existential dilemmas of contemporary society. Furthermore, the study establishes that realism in Abbas’s narrative world transcends mere physical depiction, penetrating the nuanced dimensions of collective behavior and human psyche. Consequently, his fiction retains enduring relevance due to its profound insight into universal human experience.

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