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His main works were the 124-book series '' Jasoosi Dunya '' (''The Spy World'') and the 120-book '' Imran Series '', with a small canon of satirical works and poetry. His novels were characterized by a blend of adventure, suspense, violence, romance and comedy, achieving massive popularity across a broad readership in South-East Asia. "I don't know Urdu but have knowledge of detective novels of the Subcontinent. There is only one original writer - Ibne Safi." - Agatha Christie BIOGRAPHY Ibn-e-Safi was born in the village of Nara in the district of Allahabad , U.P. (now Uttar Pradesh ), India , and received a Bachelor Of Arts from Agra University. His early works in the 1940s included short stories, humour and satire. He began writing novels in the early 1950s while working as a secondary school teacher and continuing part-time studies. After completing the latter, having attracted official attention as being subversive in the Independence and post-independence period, he migrated to Karachi , Pakistan . In 1960 - 1963 he suffered an episode of Schizophrenia , but recovered, returning with a best-selling ''Imran Series'' novel ''Dairh Matwaalay'' (''One and a half drunks''). In the 1970s he informally advised the Inter-Services Intelligence of Pakistan on methods of detection. He died of pancreatic cancer in 1980 . DETECTIVE NOVELS According to Ibn-e-Safi someone once said that detective stories in the Indian subcontinent are only popular for their sex appeal. To challenge this notion Ibn-e-Safi began writing detective stories starting with Jasoosi Duniya and going onto Imran Series. The author claimed that apart from eight novels that borrowed ideas or storylines from other writers (including his very first "Daler Mujrim" (Brave Criminal)), all of the remaining 245 novels were originals. QUOTES FROM IBNE SAFI'S BOOKS 'Aadmi sanjeeda ho kar kiya karey jab ke vo janta hai ke aik din usey apni sanjedgi samait dafan hojana parey ga' ''Kali Tasveer'' Translation: Why should man ever become serious when he knows full well that one day he will be buried along with his seriousness? ''Black Picture'' 'Sirf amal aur radd-e-amal ka naam zindagi hai. Mantaqi jawaz tou baad mein talash kiya jata hai.' ''AdLava'' Translation: Life is only action and reaction. The rationalizations are added later. ''AdLava'' 'Himaqat par afsous karna sab se barhi himaqat hai' Translation: Regretting stupidity is the biggest stupidity of them all. EXTERNAL LINKS
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