{{Short description|Indian novelist}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Khalid Jawed | image = Khalid jawed.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Khalid Jawed | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|03|09}} | birth_place = India | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Novelist }} '''Khalid Jawed''' (born 9 March 1960) is an Indian novelist. Some of his works include ''Aakhri Dawat'', Nemat Khana<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1190817|title=REVIEW: Portrayal of the morbid: Naimat Khana by Khalid Javaid|first=Adnan|last=Adil|date=28 June 2015|website=dawn.com|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref> and ''Maut ki Kitab'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/urdu/entertainment/2012/01/120121_khaled_javed_book_as.shtml|title=BBC Urdu - فن فنکار - موت کی کتاب: کتاب کی موت نہیں|website=bbc.com|date=21 January 2012|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://satyagrah.scroll.in/article/100510/book-review-maut-ki-kitaab|title=मौत की किताब : जो जिंदगी और मौत के सफों के बीच भरे खालीपन को आवाज देती है|last=कविता|website=scroll.in|accessdate=30 July 2017|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225102635/https://satyagrah.scroll.in/article/100510/book-review-maut-ki-kitaab|url-status=dead}}</ref> critically acclaimed for his unique style and narrative. He served as a professor at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jmi.ac.in/aboutjamia/departments/Urdu/faculty-members/Dr_Khalid_Jawed-1708|title=Jamia - Departments -Department of Urdu - Faculty Members - Dr. Khalid Jawed|website=jmi.ac.in|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref> Jawed is also considered an expert on popular literature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crimewritersfestival.com/speakers2015/khalid-jawed|title=Khalid Jawed - Noir Literature Festival|date=6 January 2015|website=crimewritersfestival.com|accessdate=30 July 2017|archive-date=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731063548/http://www.crimewritersfestival.com/speakers2015/khalid-jawed|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/hindi/india/2015/03/150315_urdu_jasoosi_novels_pm|title=एक शख़्स के इर्द-गिर्द घूमती 'जासूसी दुनिया'|first=अशोक कुमार बीबीसी|last=संवाददाता|website=BBC हिंदी|date=15 March 2015|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref> He is equally popular in India and Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/bollywood/khalid-javed-will-participate-in-lahore-literature-festival-hindi-news-rm|title=लाहौर लिटरेचर फेस्टिवल में हिस्सा लेंगे उर्दू कहानीकार खालिद जावेद- Amarujala|website=amarujala.com|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref>

==Career==

Critic Shafe Qidwai said "Khalid Jawed does not bury the plot behind the heavy pall of magic realism technique and his style is imbued with a new artistic coherence and he weaves a series of memories and wistful experiences into a viable pattern. It is hoped that the Maut ki Kitab will be noticed in literary circles."<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/books/stark-realism/article2324863.ece|title=Stark realism|newspaper=The Hindu|date=6 August 2011|accessdate=30 July 2017|last1=Kidwai|first1=Shafey}}</ref>

The English translation of Jawed's novel ''Nemat Khana'', ''The Paradise of Food''', won the JCB Prize for Literature in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/1037918/in-photos-the-evening-khalid-jawed-won-the-jcb-prize-for-literature-2022-at-a-ceremony-in-new-delh|title=In photos: The evening Khalid Jawed won the JCB Prize for Literature 2022 at a ceremony in New Delhi|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|date=22 November 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-03 |title=JCB Prize for Literature announces 2022's longlist of 10 'incredible' books |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/the-jcb-prize-for-literature-announces-2022s-longlist-of-10-incredible-books-8128473/ |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Bibliography== * ''Aakhiri Dawat'', 2007, Penguin Books India.<ref>{{cite book |isbn=978-0143102304|title=آخرى دعوت: کهانىاں |author1=Jawed |last2=خالد،‏ |first2=‏جاويد، |year=2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Akhri Dawat|first=Khalid|last=Jawed|date=30 July 2017|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0143102304}}</ref> * ''Tafreeh Ki Ek Dopehr,'' 2008, Scheherzade, Karaachi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rekhta.org/ebooks/tafreeh-ki-ek-dopehr-khalid-javed-ebooks|title=Tafreeh Ki Ek Dopehr - - Rekhta|website=Rekhta|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref> * ''Kahani, Maut Aur Aakhiri Bidesi Zaban'', 2008, Educational Publishing House, Delhi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rekhta.org/ebooks/kahani-maut-aur-aakhiri-bidesi-zaban-khalid-javed-ebooks|title=Kahani, Maut Aur Aakhiri Bidesi Zaban - - Rekhta|website=Rekhta|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref> * Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Fan Aur Shakhsiyat|2009|Karnataka Urdu Academy, Bangalore<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rekhta.org/ebooks/gabriel-garcia-marquez-fan-aur-shakhsiyat-khalid-javed-ebooks|title=Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Fan Aur Shakhsiyat - - Rekhta|website=Rekhta|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref> * Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Fan Aur Shakhsiyat|2010|Scheherzade, karaachi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rekhta.org/ebooks/gabriel-garcia-marquez-fan-aur-shakhsiyat-khalid-javed-ebooks-1|title=Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Fan Aur Shakhsiyat - - Rekhta|website=Rekhta|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref> * Maut Ki Kitaab|2011|Arshia Publications, Delhi<ref name="thehindu.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://rekhta.org/ebooks/maut-ki-kitab-khalid-javed-ebooks|title=Maut Ki Kitab - - Rekhta|website=Rekhta|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref> * Milan Kundera|2011|Arshia Publications, Delhi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rekhta.org/ebooks/milan-kundera-khalid-javed-ebooks|title=Milan Kundera - - Rekhta|website=Rekhta|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref> * Nemat Khana|2014|Arshia Publications, Delhi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rekhta.org/ebooks/nemat-khana-khalid-javed-ebooks|title=Nemat Khana - - Rekhta|website=Rekhta|accessdate=30 July 2017}}</ref>

== Translations ==

* ''Maut Ki Kitab,''(Hindi), 2015, Dakhal Parkashan, Delhi<ref>{{cite web |title=Maut Ki Kitab - - Rekhta |url=https://rekhta.org/ebooks/maut-ki-kitab-khalid-javed-ebooks-1 |accessdate=30 July 2017 |website=Rekhta}}</ref> * ''Nemat Khana'' is translated in English as The Paradise of Food by Baran Farooqi, 2022, Juggernaut Publication, Delhi<ref>{{Cite news |date=Apr 24, 2022 |title='The Paradise of Food' by Khalid Jawed, a kitchen cabinet of memories |work=The Tribune |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/reviews/story/the-paradise-of-food-by-khalid-jawed-a-kitchen-cabinet-of-memories-389025 |access-date=September 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=The Hindu Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-11-19 |title=The Paradise of Food wins JCB Prize for Literature |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/the-paradise-of-food-wins-jcb-prize-for-literature/article66157895.ece |access-date=2025-07-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> * Ek Khanjar Paani Mein (Hindi) Setu Prakashan, 2022 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://setuprakashan.com/book.php?id=9789393758842|title=Ek Khanjar Pani Men|website=setuprakashan.com|access-date=28 September 2022}}</ref>

===Books on Khalid Jawed=== Khalid Jawed: Shakhsiyat Aur Fan|2017|EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING HOUSE, DEHLI<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.in/Khalid-Jawed-Shakhsiyat-Aur-Fan/dp/B072XKCCW9|title=Khalid Jawed: Shakhsiyat Aur Fan|first1=MD NEHAL|last1=AFROZ|first2=MD|last2=NEHAL|date=30 July 2017|publisher=EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING HOUSE, DEHLI|accessdate=30 July 2017|via=Amazon}}</ref> ASIN: B072XKCCW9

==Awards== * Katha Award by Katha in 1997<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katha.org/translation-awards.html#1997|title=Katha|website=www.katha.org|accessdate=30 July 2017|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040122/http://katha.org/translation-awards.html#1997|url-status=dead}}</ref> * UP Urdu Academy Award, Lucknow in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upurduakademi.org/StaticPages/English/award.aspx|title=Welcome to Uttar Pradesh Urdu Akademi : A U.P.Govt. Undertaking|website=www.upurduakademi.org|accessdate=30 July 2017|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225110325/http://www.upurduakademi.org/StaticPages/English/award.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Delhi Urdu Academy Award for Creative Prose in 2017<ref>{{cite web | url=https://urduacademydelhi.com/awards/2017_awards.html | title=Urdu Academy, Delhi, India | access-date=14 September 2022 | archive-date=23 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923050058/http://urduacademydelhi.com/awards/2017_awards.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> * UP Urdu Academy Fiction Award 2020<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/literature/regional-languages-activities-khalid-jawed-and-shariq-kaifi-gets-uttar-pradesh-urdu-akademi-awards-3905324.html | title=बरेली के शारिक कैफी और खालिद जावेद 'उर्दू अकादमी पुरस्कार' से सम्मानित | date=17 December 2021 }}</ref> * JCB Prize for literature 2022<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/jamia-millia-islamias-professor-khalid-jawed-gets-jcb-award-for-literature-2022-3543802|title=Jamia Millia Islamia's Professor Khalid Jawed Gets JCB Award For Literature 2022|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jawed, Khalid}} Category:Urdu-language Indian writers Category:1960 births Category:Indian Muslims Category:Writers from Delhi Category:Linguists of Urdu Category:Indian critics Category:Living people Category:Academic staff of Jamia Millia Islamia Category:Urdu-language novelists