Atish Paray ( Urdu Edition ) - Softcover

Manto, Saadat Hasan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1719286876 ISBN 13: 9781719286879

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

Atish Paray is considered the first published collection of short stories by Saadat Hasan Manto. It was published in the year 1936 while Manto was living in Amritsar. Two stories from this collection Tamasha - Manto's debut story followed by Taqat Ka Imtehan first appeared in a local weekly Khalaq by Abdul Bari Alig from Amritsar. The collection was however published from Lahore and Manto dedicated this collection to his late father.

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About the Author:

Saadat Hasan Manto (11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a writer, playwright and author born in British India. Writing mainly in Urdu language, he produced 22 collections of short stories, a novel, five series of radio plays, three collections of essays, two collections of personal sketches. His best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics.[1] Manto was known to write about the atrocious truths that no one dared to talk about. Manto is best known for his stories about the partition of the subcontinent immediately following independence in 1947.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1719286876
• ISBN 13: 9781719286879
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 92