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Originally Posted by TLK
ShahabNama
In my opinion, it is a much greater biography than Yaadon Ki Baraat, but there is one place where I think that his memoirs were questionable
Daak Bangla
I am talking about his daak banglaa chapter (maybe the name was different) where he came across that supernatural creature. If a very heavy bed (that was raised to the roof by that creature) falls on your toe, your toe will crush to nothingness, though all happened to him was that he lost the senses in that toe for good.
I remember reading an article by his daughter where she also kind of shushed that chapter as somewhat of a gray area where she was not sure about it.
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This is just one example, there are others such as his correspondence with 90 or the way he has presented (or hidden) his contribution in political affairs during Ayub's reign.
Personally, in all such biographies, more than fact finding, I look at the literary value of the writing and Shahabnama is a brilliant piece of literature.