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Funoon
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi.
A major figure in contemporary Urdu literature, he wrote 50 books on poetry, fiction, literary criticism, journalism and art. His poetry was distinguished by its humanism, and his Urdu afsana (short story) work is considered by some second only to Munshi Premchand in its depiction of rural culture. He was also the editor and publisher of the literary magazine Funoon for almost half a century. He received awards such as the Pride of Performance (1968) and Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1980) for his literary work.