List of works by Ismat Chughtai

Ismat Chughtai is an Indian Urdu-language writer. Best known for such short-stories as Lihaaf (1942) and Chu Mui (1952), she also wrote other works including novels and non-fictional essays. Chughtai's unfinished autobiography Kaghazi Hai Pairahan was published posthumously.

Short stories

 * Dheet, a soliloquy
 * Kafir, her first short story
 * Gainda
 * Khidmatgaar
 * Lihaaf, 1942

Short story collections

 * Kaliyan, 1941
 * Choten, 1942
 * Ek Baat, 1945
 * Chhui Mui, 1952
 * Do Haath, 1955
 * Badan ki Khushboo, 1979
 * Amarbel, 1979
 * Thori si Paagal, 1979
 * Aadhi Aurat Aadha Khwaab, 1986

Novels

 * Ziddi, 1941
 * Tehri Lakeer, 1943
 * Saudai, 1964
 * Ajeeb Aadmi, 1970
 * Ek Qatra Khoon, 1975

Novellas

 * Masooma, 1961
 * Dil ki Duniya, 1966
 * Jungli Kabootar, 1970

Children novellas

 * Teen Anarhi, 1988
 * Naqli Rajkuman, 1992

Plays

 * Fasadi, 1938
 * Shaitan
 * Intikhab, 1939
 * Dhani Bankein, 1955 (A collection of six radio dramas)
 * Dozakh, 1960
 * Tanhai ka Zehr, 1977

Non-fiction

 * Bachpan, an essay first published in Saqi
 * Hum Log, a collection of essays
 * Fasadat aur Adab 
 * Chirag Jal Rahe hain, a personal narrative about Krishan Chander
 * Dozakhi, an essay about her brother Azeem Baig Chughtai
 * Mera Dost Mera Dushman, a piece about Manto
 * Kaghazi hai Pairahan, 1988 (Unfinished autobiography)

Miscellaneous and collections

 * Yahan Se Wahan Tak, Society Publishers, 1981 - autobiography
 * A Chughtai Collection, Sama Publishing, 2005. ISBN 969-8784-16-0.
 * The Heart Breaks Free/The Wild One, South Asia Books, 1993.
 * Terhi Lakhir (The Crooked Line), New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1995.
 * Quilt and Other Stories, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1996
 * Ismat Chughtai: Shaksiyat aur Fan by Jagdish Chander Wadhawan, 1996, Delhi.
 * Lifting the Veil, Penguin, 2001.
 * My Friend My Enemy: Essays, Reminiscences, Portraits, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 2001.
 * Kaghji Hai Pairahan (Memoir), Rajkamal Prakashan, 2004. ISBN 8171789676.
 * Muthakhib Afsanay (Selected Stories), Audible, 2015.
 * Muthakhib Afsanay (Selected Stories), Audible, 2015.