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A collection of eighteen short stories by Saadat Hasan Manto, including ‘Khol Do’, ‘Bu’, ‘Dhuan’, and ‘Thanda Gosht’. Printed in the Devanagari script.
- GenresShort Stories
183 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
About the author
Saadat Hasan Manto
503 books1,145 followersSaadat Hasan Manto (Urdu: سعادت حسن منٹو, Hindi: सआदत हसन मंटो), the most widely read and the most controversial short-story writer in Urdu, was born on 11 May 1912 at Sambrala in Punjab's Ludhiana District. In a writing career spanning over two decades he produced twenty-two collections of short stories, one novel, five collections of radio plays, three collections of essays, two collections of reminiscences and many scripts for films. He was tried for obscenity half a dozen times, thrice before and thrice after independence. Not always was he acquitted. Some of Manto's greatest work was produced in the last seven years of his life, a time of great financial and emotional hardship for him. He died a few months short of his forty-third birthday, in January 1955, in Lahore.
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September 24, 2018
Manto's prose and poignant portrayal of life during post-Independence times leave you asking for more. This fast-paced short story has a surprise ending, like other of Manto's work. Give it a read!
September 29, 2018
Just amazing. My 1st Manto read. Simple to understand and to the point.
April 10, 2026
5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Sultana felt very close to my heart. Her undying devotion for khudabaksh was one of the key reason for her suffering, but she couldn't bring herself to question him or put the blame on him. The desperation she had for that kaali salwaar was purely bred out of abandonment, loss of control and alienation.
Manto penned her misery so beautifully without being too obvious, but it felt straight in my bones. His sharp words and description was enough for that.
The ending came sudden and struck me by surprise as always.
It is always a delight to read manto.
Sultana felt very close to my heart. Her undying devotion for khudabaksh was one of the key reason for her suffering, but she couldn't bring herself to question him or put the blame on him. The desperation she had for that kaali salwaar was purely bred out of abandonment, loss of control and alienation.
Manto penned her misery so beautifully without being too obvious, but it felt straight in my bones. His sharp words and description was enough for that.
The ending came sudden and struck me by surprise as always.
It is always a delight to read manto.
September 3, 2024
1.5/10
The prose feels sloppy at first but there is a charm for its setting. It's a bit dinge and a bit dodge and out of this darkness, I find only something against material envy contrasted by the superstitious and fall of the material. This under-reading leaves the story nonsense.
The prose feels sloppy at first but there is a charm for its setting. It's a bit dinge and a bit dodge and out of this darkness, I find only something against material envy contrasted by the superstitious and fall of the material. This under-reading leaves the story nonsense.
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