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082			_a823.92 _bMAN
100			_aManto, Saadat Hasan
245			_aSelected stories
260			_c2007 _aGurugram : _bPenguine Classics,
300			_axiv,309 p. ; _bill., _c22 cm
365			_b399.00 _cINR _d01
520			_aSaadat Hasan Manto's first collection of stories was published in the 1940s, but his stories have an enduring relevance. Now read by more people than ever before, the simple clarity of his stories about arginalized people, his astute understanding of the complexity of human nature and the poignancy of his stories on Partition transcend spatial and temporal boundaries many of his characters are legendary and his taut narratives are a great source of insight into the human condition. Widely regarded as one of the greatest short-story writers of the Subcontinent, Manto is now, a hundred years after his birth, also acknowledged as one of the most powerful voices of his time. An enigma in his lifetime, and plagued by financial troubles, alcoholism and legal persecution in the last years of his life, he draws a posthumous wave of near-universal admiration. Aatish Taseer's sensitive translation captures the lyricism and power of Manto's voice. Manto, Selected Stories, with two new stories, is a collection to be savoured by new readers and old fans of Manto alike.
650			_aStories
650			_aShort-story
650			_aFinancial troubles
650			_aSelected Stories
700			_aKhalid, Hasan _etr.
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