Which Urdu novelist, author of the magnum opus 'Aag Ka Darya' (River of Fire), chronicled Indian history from the 4th century BCE to Partition through interweaving narratives across time?

• A Ismat Chughtai
• B Qurratulain Hyder ✓
• C Saadat Hasan Manto
• D Rashid Jahan

Qurratulain Hyder (1927-2007), known as 'Ainee Apa', was a pioneer of the Urdu novel whose Aag Ka Darya is considered one of the greatest works of 20th-century Urdu literature.