Dhuan

by Saadat Hasan Manto

Dhuwaan by Saadat Hassan Manto

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1981

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

[Saad Din · Rating 3 out of 5]

its the second collection of Manto published in 42' its good read in general however my favorite from this collage is CHOHEY DAAN(mouse trap) I wonder why is this piece is not as popular as many of his other works, this short story is an in depth study of human psychology specially the female one and is done in quiet a lighter way: hall mark of a great writer. The title story Dhuan is also based on adolsence mind set and its reactions to it his famous "KALI SHALWAR"is there too some other works are quiet ordinary like GARAM COAT and EK NA MUKAMAAL TEHREER and couple of others.