A Technical and Intellectual Review of “Mata Aina” Written by Laiq Zada Laiq

Abstract

Laiq Zada Laiq is a shining star who has contributed many literary marvels to the Pashto literature. He has immensely added in poetry, prose, fiction or drama and column writing or broadcasting ultimately exalting his stature in Pashto literature. This article undertakes a technical and intellectual review of “Mata Aina” his first literary masterpiece in fiction. Technically, all the fictional tales in this book have has narrated the stories concisely in perfect settings and a rational and logical agreement between the events has been preserved. The psychology and age of the characters are also according to the stories and they are the representation of the intellectual situation of our society. Strong scenery in every story is the strength of Mata Aina but the similarity in depiction sometimes makes reading less entertaining. The narration and cohesiveness in the stories also strengthen the quality of this book. In the end, intellectual the book Mata Aina of Laiq Zada Laiq also depicted the lives and society as an essential element of the different fictional tales.