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Binding
Hard Back
Number of Pages
240
Age Group
All
Language
English
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Manto: The Greatest Stories Offers A Piercing, Unflinching Look At The Human Heart Through The Sharp Voice Of Sa’Adat Hasan Manto. This Collection Gathers His Most Controversial And Enduring Tales—Many Interrogating Society During The Partition Of India—Into A Single, Masterful Volume Edited By Arunava Sinha. Perfect For Fans Of Classic Urdu Literature, Readers Seeking Powerful Short Fiction, And Anyone Drawn To Stories That Confront Truth With Courage, The Book Balances Sorrow, Humor, And Moral Complexity With Remarkable Clarity.
Structured As A Sequence Of Potent, Stand-Alone Pieces, The Book Brings Together Iconic Narratives Such As Khol Do, Shah Dule Ka Chooha, Bu, Dus Rupaye, Thanda Gosht, And Naya Qanoon. Each Story Is Rendered Through Translations By A New Generation Of Voices Mentored By Sinha, Offering Fresh Idioms While Preserving Manto's Blistering Insight. The Experience Is Immediate And Immersive: Spare, Precise Prose That Rivets The Reader, Scenes That Linger Long After The Last Page, And A Pace That Moves From Wry Humor To Piercing Tragedy. Whether Read Aloud Or Savored In Quiet Corners, These Stories Invite Reflection On Love, Loss, Prejudice, Resilience, And The Moral Choices That Shape Ordinary Lives. The Collection Is As Much A Historical Record As It Is A Human Atlas, Illuminating A Turbulent Era While Remaining Intensely Intimate.
After Finishing Manto: The Greatest Stories, Readers Gain A Deeper Understanding Of Human Resilience And The Cost Of Truth. The Collection Leaves You With Empathy And A Sharpened Sense Of History, Inviting Ongoing Contemplation About Right, Wrong, And The Gray Areas In Between. It Is A Lasting Invitation To Revisit The Past Through Intimate Storytelling And To Carry Its Questions Into The Present.
Product Details
Author
Arunava Sinha
Publisher
Ekadā
Number of Pages
240
Language
English
SKU
9789360457945
ISBN
9789360457945
Reading Age
All
Binding
Hard Back
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Arunava Sinha Translates Classic, Modern, And Contemporary Bengali Fiction And Non-Fiction From Bangladesh And India Into English. He Also Translates Fiction From English Into Bengali. Over Seventy Of His Translations Have Been Published So Far In India, The Uk, And The Usa. He Has Won India’S Top Translation Prize, The Crossword Award For Translated Books, Twice. He Teaches At Ashoka University, Where He Is Also The Co-Director Of The Ashoka Centre For Translation, And Is The Books Editor At Scroll.In. Sukumar Ray, Poet, Short-Story Writer And Playwright, Wrote In Bengali Mainly For Children. His Works Such As The Collection Of Nonsense Poems Abol Tabol , Novella Hojoborolo , Short-Story Collection Pagla Dashu And Play Chalachittachanchari Are Counted Among The Finest Writings For Children In The World. Arunava Sinha Is A Celebrated Translator Of Bengali Fiction, Non-Fiction And Poetry Into English. Over Forty Of His Translations Have Been Published So Far. Sudeshna Shome Ghosh Is An Editor. She Is Also Co-Founder Of Cosy Nook Library, A Childrens Library In Bangalore. She Has Written And Translated Books For Children.