The pity of partition : Manto's life, times, and work across the India-Pakistan divide / Ayesha Jalal.

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Lawrence Stone lectures.
Main Author: Jalal, Ayesha
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : 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-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949.
South Asia > History > 20th century.
Authors, Urdu > 20th century > Biography.
Short stories, Urdu > History and criticism.
Narration (Rhetoric) > Political aspects > South Asia > History > 20th century.
India > History > Partition, 1947.
South Asia > In literature.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xv, 265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Format: Book

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