*Hindi and Urdu Since 1800: A Common Reader*
(1990), by Christopher Shackle and Rupert Snell
This is an excellent
overview of grammar, scripts, and linguistic history; it goes well with
sets of paired H/U readings.
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Baital
Pachchisi (1802)
Ram Babu
Saksena, 1927: A History of Urdu
Literature
Premchand (1881-1936)
Kafan:
Pus ki rat:
Shatranj ke khilari /
Shatranj ki bazi:
Manto (1912-1955)
Khol do:
Naya qanun:
Toba Tek Singh:
Ismat Chughtai (1915-1991)
Umrao Jan (the 1981 film)
Susham Bedi, 1989: Havan
S. R. Faruqi, 2001: Early Urdu Literary Culture and History
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The Bible
The Gita
The Qur'an
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