काली सलवार

by Saadat Hasan Manto

A collection of eighteen short stories by Saadat Hasan Manto, including ‘Khol Do’, ‘Bu’, ‘Dhuan’, and ‘Thanda Gosht’. Printed in the Devanagari script.

Genres: Short Stories

183 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Saadat 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.

Reviews

[NASIR]

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[Arnab · Rating 5 out of 5]

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!

[Amy Ferns · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just amazing. My 1st Manto read. Simple to understand and to the point.

[Zumzaa · Rating 1 out of 5]

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.

[Amanpreet Kaur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good