Translated by khalid hasan (3 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: New. I heap a thousand curses on a world, on a civilized country, and on a civilized society, which legislates that after death every person s character and personality must be sent to the laundry from where it returns having been cleaned in order to be hung on the hook of respectability. Manto wrote these words in the preface to Ganje Farishte, a collection of his sketches. They give us a sense of what to expect from him: the unvarnished truth as seen through his unforgiving gaze, and as captured by his sharp pen. Vivid and intimate portraits of well-known figures including celebrities such as Ashok Kumar, Nargis and Nur Jehan, they also document the social, political, and cultural milieu of that era. Manto was a central and controversial figure on the subcontinent s literary scene from the 1940s until his untimely death in 1955. In their introductory essay to this collection, the editors offer evidence that Manto was a deeply political writer, one committed to radical humanism. Despite his often fraught relationship with the Progressive Writers Association, he rightfully belongs within the fold of the progressives.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Saadat Hasan Manto. Translated from the Urdu by Khalid Hasan. With an introduction by Jerry Pinto. Stars from Another Sky. The Bombay Film World of the 1940s. Penguin Books. New Delhi 2010. XXV, 182 S. Farbig illustrierte Original-Broschur mit Rücken- und Deckeltitel sowie Text auf dem Hinterdeckel / Original colour illustrated paperback with spine and cover titles and text on the back cover. Includes bibliographical references. Zustand: Einband mit minimalen Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren. Innen von sehr guter Erhaltung / Condition: Binding with minimal signs of age and wear. Interior in very good condition. Sprache: en 170 Gramm.…