← Ismat ChughtaiLihaafby Ismat ChughtaiA controversial story exploring desire and transgression within Indian domesticity through a quiltFind on Amazon↗About the authorIsmat ChughtaiUrdu short story writer whose frank portrayal of female sexuality, especially lesbianism, in Lihaaf (The Quilt) resulted in an obscenity trial. She remains one of the most important feminist voices in Urdu literature.More by Ismat ChughtaiThe Quilt→The Crooked Line→Terhi LakeerA woman navigates marriage, passion, and social convention in early twentieth-century India→A Chughtai Collection→Heart Breaks Free→Wild One→