About the Book: Qurratulain Hyder and The River of Fire: The Meaning, Scope and
Significance of Her Legacy
Born with an Impeccable Literacy-her father was sajjad Hyder Yildirim and her
mother Nazare-e Sajjad Hyder, both early and Vigorous proponents of Urdu fiction
Qurratulain Hyder wrote her first story at the age of 11. Her first collection
of short stories, Sitaron se Age, Published in 1945, established two singular
qualities about this rising star on the Urdu firmament: one, her steadfast
refusal to write only on 'Womanly' subjects; and two her ability to consistently
produce polished, lyrical prose at a time when poetry held sway Over the