Angarey

Angarey or Angaaray (translated alternatively as "Embers" or "Burning Coals") is a collection of nine short stories and a one act play in Urdu by Sajjad Zaheer, Rashid Jahan, Mahmud-uz-Zafar and Ahmed Ali first published in 1932 and generally considered to have marked the beginning of the Progressive Writers' Movement in Indian literature. The release of the book was marked by protests and it was subsequently banned by the government of the United Provinces a few months after publication.

Angarey
Author
  • Sajjad Zaheer
  • Rashid Jahan
  • Mahmud-uz-Zafar
  • Ahmed Ali
Original titleAngarey
CountryBritish India
LanguageUrdu
PublisherNizami Press (Lucknow)
Publication date
1932 (first edition)
Media typePrint
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