Shaheed Saaz: Kulliyat e Manto 6/9

by Saadat Hasan Manto

Overview

This book is part six of complete compilation of all short stories written by Saadat Hasan Manto. The series contains 9 titles in total.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781957756530
Publisher:	Ghazal Sara Dot Org
Publication date:	03/31/2023
Series:	Kulliyat E Manto , #6
Pages:	194
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.45(d)
Language:	Urdu

About the Author

Saadat Hasan Manto (11 May 1912 - 18 January 1955) was a writer, playwright and author born in Ludhiana active in British India and later, after the Partition of India, in Pakistan. Writing mainly in Urdu, he produced 22 collections of short stories, a novel, five series of radio plays, three collections of essays and two collections of personal sketches. His best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Manto was known to write about the bitter truths of society that no one dared to talk about. He is best known for his stories about the partition of India, which he opposed, immediately following independence in 1947.Manto was tried for obscenity six times; thrice before 1947 in British India, and thrice after independence in 1947 in Pakistan, but was never convicted. He is acknowledged as one of the finest 20th century Urdu writers