| Description |
xii, 397 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
Kingdom's end -- For freedom's sake -- Mice of Shah Daulah -- Ten rupees -- Monkey revolt -- Barren -- Licence -- Colder than ice -- Toba Tek Singh -- Upstairs downstairs. |
| Summary |
"Widely considered a reigning master of the modern short story, Manto vividly conjures life on the streets of Bombay - its prostitutes, pimps, gangsters, artists, writers, and those caught in the fore of the India-Pakistan partition. Deeply opposed to partition, Manto is best known for his portrayals of its violence and absurdities. From an ownerless dog caught in the firing squad at the border of the two countries, to neighbors turned enemy soldiers pausing for tea together in a short cease fire - Manto challenges the edges of geographic, cultural, and social boundaries with an unflinching and satirical gaze, and a powerful humanism. With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Vijay Seshadri, this collection illuminates Manto's most vital and universal work, and - half a century later - remains a prescient text illuminating so many of the glaring and silenced conflicts that plague humanity today"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan, 1912-1955 -- Translations into English.
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| Genre |
Short stories.
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| Added Author |
Hasan, Khalid, 1934-2009, translator.
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Memon, Muhammad Umar, 1939-2018, translator.
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Seshadri, Vijay, author of introduction.
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Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan,1912-1955.
Kingdom's end.
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Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan,1912-1955.
For freedom's sake.
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Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan,1912-1955.
Mice of Shah Daulah.
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Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan,1912-1955.
Ten rupees.
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Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan,1912-1955.
Monkey revolt.
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Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan,1912-1955.
Barren.
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Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan,1912-1955.
Licence.
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Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan,1912-1955.
Colder than ice.
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Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan,1912-1955.
Toba Tek Singh.
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Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan,1912-1955.
Upstairs downstairs.
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| ISBN |
9781953861009 (paperback) |
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