Early Life and Career
Gurdial Singh was born on 10 January 1933 to father Jagat Singh and mother Nihal Kaur, in the village of Bhaini Fateh (near Jaitu) in British Punjab. He had to work hard because of his house's poverty. He started his literary career in 1957 with a short story, Bhaganwale, which was published in Panj Darya, a magazine edited by Mohan Singh. His later stories were published in Preetlari, edited by Gurbaksh Singh. In 1964, his major work, Marhi Da Deeva, established him as a novelist. He has published 10 novels including Anhoe (1966), Addh Chanani Raat (1972), Anhe Ghore Da Daan (1976) and Parsa (1991), 12 collections of short stories including Saggi Phull (1962), Kutta Te Aadmi (1971), Begana Pind (1985) and Kareer Di Dhingri (1991) and translated more than 30 books. His novels Marhi Da Deeva and Addh Chanani Raat have been translated into English as The Last Flicker (by Sahitya Akademi) and Night Of The Half Moon (by Macmillan) respectively. National Book Trust has also published an English translation of his novel Parsa. Apart from novels and short stories he has also authored three plays, two prose works and nine books for children. Gurdial Singh is a former college professor.
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