New Translation: Vampire by Mirza Azeem Baig Chughtai, A Tale of Shame and Trauma in a Patriarchal World
Originally published in 1932 and available to English readers in 2024, Vampire is the story of a newly married sixteen-year-old girl who is yet to leave for her husband’s home after the ‘rukhsati’ and how her life changes drastically on losing her ‘honour’ after being raped.