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Saadat Hasan Manto

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Saadat Hasan Manto

Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-55) was the leading Urdu short-story writer of the twentieth century. He was born in Samrala in the Ludhiana district of Punjab. He worked for All India Radio during World War II and was a successful screenwriter in Bombay before moving to Pakistan at Partition. During his controversial two-decade career, Manto published twenty-two collections of stories, seven collections of radio plays, three collections of essays, and a novel.

Articles by Saadat Hasan Manto

Noor Jehan
By Saadat Hasan Manto
I think I first saw Noor Jehan in the film Khandan. They called her Baby in those days, but believe me when I say that she didn’t look like a baby. On the contrary, her body had every feature that…
Translated from Urdu by Richard McGill Murphy
Toba Tek Singh
By Saadat Hasan Manto
This lunatic's name was Bashan Singh, but everyone called him Toba Tek Singh.
Translated from Urdu by Richard McGill Murphy
Third Letter to Uncle Sam
By Saadat Hasan Manto
He is said to be now looking for an American wife. Uncle, for God's sake help him there so that he can be saved from a sorry end.
Translated from Urdu by Richard McGill Murphy