Bombay Stories - Paperback

Name: Bombay Stories - Paperback
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SKU: 9780804170604
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by Saadat Hasan Manto

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by Saadat Hasan Manto (Author)

A collection of classic, yet shockingly contemporary, short stories set in the vibrant world of mid-century Bombay, from one of India's greatest writers.

Arriving in 1930s Bombay, Saadat Hasan Manto discovered a city like no other. A metropolis for all, and an exhilarating hub of license and liberty, bursting with both creative energy and helpless despondency. A journalist, screenwriter, and editor, Manto is best known as a master of the short story, and Bombay was his lifelong muse. Vividly bringing to life the city's seedy underbelly--the prostitutes, pimps, and gangsters that filled its streets--as well as the aspiring writers and actors who arrived looking for fame, here are all of Manto's Bombay-based stories, together in English for the very first time. By turns humorous and fantastical, Manto's tales are the provocative and unflinching lives of those forgotten by humanity.

Author Biography

Saadat Hasan Manto was born in what is now Punjab in 1912. An acclaimed Urdu-language short story writer, he also worked as a journalist and wrote extensively for film and radio throughout Indian and Pakistan. He died in 1955.

Number of Pages: 304

Dimensions: 0.67 x 8.12 x 5.19 IN

Publication Date: March 25, 2014

ISBN	9780804170604
Author	Saadat Hasan Manto
Publisher	Knopf Publishing Group
Genre	Literature
Format	Paperback
Published	March 2014
Language	ENG- English
Pages	304
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print