Results for "Manto, Saadat Hasan"

“[Manto’s] empathy and narrative economy invite comparisons with Chekhov. These readable, idiomatic translations have all the agile swiftness and understated poignancy that parallel suggests." ---Boyd Tonkin, Wall Street JournalStories from "the undisputed master of the modern Indian short story" en... Read More about The Dog of Tithwal: Stories

The short narrative, or afsaana, is one of the most significant literary subgenres in Urdu literature despite its comparatively recent inception. This book by Saadat Hasan Manto 'Aatish Paarey' features a selection of his short stories and he wrote that these stories are suppressed sparks, it is the... Read More about Aatish Paarey: (Short stories)

Saadat Hasan Manto translated Oscar Wilde's famous and popular play "Veera" which was a tragedy that takes place in Russia and is partially based on Vera Zasulich's life. Manto's Urdu translation was published in 1934. The publication of Oscar Wilde's play on the subject of the Russian Revolution cr... Read More about Vera - Inquilab-e-Ruus ki khooni Daastaan: (Drama)

Manto has written some humorous socio cultural Urdu dramas in this book 'Aao Suno'. منٹو اپنی اس کتاب کے تعارف میں لکھتے ہیں یہ ڈرامے روٹی کے اس مسئلے کی پیداوار ہیں جو ہندوستان میں ہر اردو ادیب کے سامنے اس وقت تک موجود رہتا ہے جب تک وہ مکمل طور پر ذہنی اپاہج نہ ہو جائے ۔۔۔ میں بھوکا تھا، چنانچہ میں... Read More about Aao Suno: (Dramas)

In this novel, the political and social reasons for the abolition of death penalty are presented in literary form. The author declares that the purpose of creating this novel is to abolish the death penalty. While the author does not protect any particular criminal, he advocates on behalf of all cri... Read More about Sarguzasht-e-Aseer: (Urdu Novel)