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Number of Pages
320
Age Group
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Bombay Stories Invites You Into 1930Sโ40S Bombay Through The Sharp Urdu Imagination Of Saadat Hasan Manto. In This English Edition, Translated By Matt Reeck And Aftab Ahmad, The City Unfolds As A Living CharacterโThe Shrines And The Houses Of Pleasure Coexisting With Cinema, Markets, Prayers, And Rumors. These Short Stories Map A Kaleidoscope Of LivesโFrom Actors And Intellectuals To Conmen And ProstitutesโOffering Vivid Snapshots For Readers Drawn To Urban History, World Literature, And Fearless Human Portraits. The Tone Is Candid, Humane, Sometimes Ironic, And Always Compassionate, Making It A Compelling Pick For Lovers Of Translation, Modern Indian Literature, And Stories That Linger.
Bombay Stories Collects Tightly Crafted Narratives That Move Between Intimate Moments And Broad Social Portraits, Painting A Living, Breathing City That Doubles As A Character. Here Bombay Is A Tapestry Where Cinema Glitters Beside Quiet Streets And Tough Choices Are Made In Crowded Rooms And Late-Night Corners. In Ten Rupees Centers A 15-Year-Old Prostitute, Sarita, And A Beach Outing With Three Men That Twists Expectations, While Another Tale Follows A ManโS Indignation At A Woman Who Chooses Not To Cover Herself, Exposing Sharp Observations On Social Norms. This EditionโTranslated By Matt Reeck And Aftab Ahmad And Published By Random House India In 2014 In โPreserves MantoโS Heart And Honesty, Inviting A New Generation Of Readers To Listen To Voices Long Confined To The Margins.
Translators Matt Reeck And Aftab Ahmad Preserve MantoโS Lucid, Fearless Voice, And The Collection Reads With Cinematic Immediacy. The Writing Balances Brisk, Image-Rich Prose With Humor, Heartbreak, And Unflinching Social Insight, Inviting Readers To Feel The CityโS RhythmsโThe Glitter And The GritโAt A Pace That Suits Contemporary Readers. Across Its Stories, Bombay Stories Offers Glimpses Of The Hindi Film Industry, As Well As Intimate Portraits That Illuminate Questions Of Identity, Morality, And Belonging With Warmth And Honesty.
Bombay Stories Offers More Than A ReadโIt Is A Doorway Into A City And Its People, Inviting Reflection On Identity, Desire, And Humanity. After Finishing Bombay Stories, You Gain A Deeper Understanding Of BombayโS History And A Lasting Appreciation For Translated Urdu Voices, With Characters And Scenes That Stay With You Long After The Last Page.
Product Details
Author
Saadat Hasan Manto
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
320
SKU
9788184006414
ISBN
9788184006414
Reading Age
All
Binding
Hardback
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