Al-AasarDecember 27, 2025Adeel Riaz, Muhammad Irfan Ahsan Pasha
Intizar Hussain is a distinguished novelist and short story virtuoso. In this seminal autobiography, he undertakes a profound exegesis of the human psyche through the prism of Carl Jung theory collective unconscious, interrogating the intricate dialectic between consciousness and unconsciousness wherein memories, affective experiences, and existential trajectories are hermeneutically...
This study explores Khafif Makhfi ki Khwab Beeti, a groundbreaking Urdu novel by Mirza Athar Baig, through the lenses of parapsychology, altered states of consciousness, and postmodern narrative theory. Baig’s experimental narrative blends elements of metafiction, philosophical inquiry, and linguistic hybridity to challenge traditional literary forms. The protagonist, Khafif Makhfi, is not only...