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Abstract

Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari (1907-1994)  is a shining star in Pashto poetry and literature, who has beautifully adorned the realm of Pashto literature with lovely flowers in both poetry and prose. Hamza Shinwari's contribution to Pashto prose is invaluable and precious, and it encompasses various genres such as drama, research, epistolary, etc. Hamza Shinwari's sole novel is an important addition to the evolution of novel-writing in Pashto literature, which simultaneously impressed both the masses and official circles. This novel is fundamentally a political and ideological novel, in which Hamza Shinwari has portrayed the political situation in the Pashtun belt immediately after independence. This article discusses the characterization of Amir Hamza Khan Shinwari's novel "Navi Chapai" and provides a critical review.