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The pity of partition Manto's life, times, and work across the India-Pakistan divide

"Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955) was an established Urdu short story writer and a rising screenwriter in Bombay at the time of India's partition in 1947, and he is perhaps best known for the short stories he wrote following his migration to Lahore in newly formed Pakistan. Today Manto is an acknowled...

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Main Author: Jalal, Ayesha
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2013.
Series:Lawrence Stone lectures.
Subjects:
Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan, > 1912-1955 > Criticism and interpretation.
Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan, > 1912-1955 > Political and social views.
Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan, > 1912-1955 > Correspondence.
India > History > Partition, 1947.
India-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949.
South Asia > History > 20th century.
South Asia > In literature.
Authors, Urdu > 20th century > Biography.
Short stories, Urdu > History and criticism.
Narration (Rhetoric) > Political aspects > South Asia > History > 20th century.
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