Celebrated Urdu writer Mohsin Khan's acclaimed first novel, Allah Miyan ka Karkhana, has been translated into English for the first time by noted translator and poet Maaz Bin Bilal.
Scheduled for release on June 23, the novel, titled Allah Miyan's Workshop in English, is a story about childhood and its travails.
Set in a village in Awadh, the novel tells the story of 14-year-old Gibran, a curious and mischievous boy whose conservative father wants him to work at a mosque.
His carefree childhood is shattered when his father is arrested on suspicion of terrorism.
Faced with loss, separation, and uncertainty, Gibran turns to his imagination for refuge and hope.
Originally published in Urdu, the book is at once a universal as well as an Indian-Muslim tale of boyhood its joys and travails.
The Hindi translation of Allah Miyan ka Karkhana has won the inaugural Bank of Baroda Award in 2023.
