{"product_id":"the-dog-of-tithwal-stories-9781953861009","title":"The Dog of Tithwal: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[Manto's] empathy and narrative economy invite comparisons with Chekhov. These readable, idiomatic translations have all the agile swiftness and understated poignancy that parallel suggests. ---Boyd Tonkin, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories from the undisputed master of the modern Indian short story encircling the marginalized, forgotten lives of Bombay, set against the backdrop of the India-Pakistan Partition (Salman Rushdie)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy far the most comprehensive collection of stories by this 20th Century master available in English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA master of the short story, Saadat Hasan Manto opens a window onto Bombay's demimonde--its prostitutes, rickshaw drivers, artists, and strays as well probing the pain and bewilderment of the Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs ripped apart by the India-Pakistan Partition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eManto is best known for his dry-eyed examination of the violence, horrors, and reverberations from the Partition. From a stray dog caught in the crossfire at the fresh border of India and Pakistan, to friendly neighbors turned enemy soldiers pausing for tea together in a momentary cease fire--Manto shines incandescent light into hidden corners with an unflinching gaze, and a fierce humanism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Vijay Seshadri, these stories are essential reading for our current moment where divisiveness is erupting into violence in so many parts of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11097192\"\u003eSaadat Hasan Manto\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archipelago Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953861009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1953861008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC041000\"\u003eBiographical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his short career, Saadat Hasan Manto produced a powerful and original body of work, writing over 20 collections of short stories, five radio dramas, three essay collections, one novel, and a handful of film scripts. A Muslim living in Bombay at the time of the India-Pakistan Partition, Manto was forced to migrate with his family to Lahore, where he wrote the stories conjuring the inhumanity of partition for which he is best known. In his later years, Manto became increasingly alcoholic and died at the age of 42. He was posthumously awarded the prestigious Nishan-e-Imtiaz award by the Government of Pakistan in 2012.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKhalid Hasan\u003c\/b\u003e, journalist, writer and translator, was born in Srinagar, Kashmir. He has translated most of Saadat Hasan Manto's work. He has also translated the stories of Ghulam Abbas and the poetry of Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Khalid Hasan's own publications include \u003ci\u003eScorecard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGive Us Back Our Onions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Umpire Strikes Back\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrivate View, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRearview Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Washington and is US correspondent of \u003ci\u003eDaily Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eFriday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Lahore.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBorn in India in 1939, \u003cb\u003eMuhammad Umar Memon \u003c\/b\u003ewas emeritus professor of Urdu, Persian and Islamic Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Memon translated widely from English and Arabic into Urdu and from Urdu into English. His translations from Urdu include \u003ci\u003eThe Essence of Camphor \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSnake Catcher, \u003c\/i\u003eboth by Naiyer Masud, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand several other collections of short stories, including \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of the Old Fisherman \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Colour of Nothingness. \u003c\/i\u003eHe was the editor of the Pakistan Writers Series (OUP) and also editor of the Annual of Urdu Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Archipelago Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701892649197,"sku":"9781953861009","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_43401fc2-bdff-49c9-811b-b1ba63a53fb7.jpg?v=1649953928","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-dog-of-tithwal-stories-9781953861009","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}