Elements of existentialism in Nisar Aziz Butt's novel "Karwan-e-Wajood"

Abstract

Nisar Aziz Butt is the great novelist of her era. She cannot be ignored in the history of Urdu fiction. She continued his creative journey with the austerity of a Sufi, which continues till today. She is considered a serious reader of literature. She has written four novels, "Nagri Nagri Phira Musafir", "Darya Ke Sang", "Ne Chiraghe Ne Gule", "Karwan-e-Wajood", "Aap Beeti" and a book "Qur'at-ul-Ain ki yad main" is written.

Nisar Aziz Butt's third novel "Karwan-e-Wajood" came out in such a period. While there was a severe shortage of novels for a long time. The publication of other novels in this period is also a good omen. Intizar Hussain's novel "Basti", Anees Nagi's novel "Deewar ke Peeche" and Hijab Imtiaz Ali "Pagal khana" which is a sign that our writers have started paying attention to the novel. This article is based on the Elements of existentialism in Nisar Aziz Butt's novel "Karwan-e-Wajood".