Sunday, March 23, 2014

Book of the Week: Saadat Hasan Manto’s ‘Bombay Stories’

Book of the Week: Saadat Hasan Manto's 'Bombay Stories'

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It’s such a pleasure when stories in an under-translated and under-read language come out, and it’s such a treat when they turn out to be as good as Saadat Hasan Manto’s Bombay Stories. Translated from Urdu by Matt Reeck and Aftab Ahmad, the 14 stories in this collection should introduce a new generation of readers who crave stories from other parts of the world to this highly prolific and controversial writer who died at the age of 42. … Read More

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