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Mottled Dawn
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Author : Saʻādat Ḥasan Manṭo
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Release Date : 2011
Mottled Dawn written by Saʻādat Ḥasan Manṭo and has been published by Penguin Books India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with India-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949 categories.
Mottled Dawn M Classics R J
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Author : Saadat Hasan Manto
language : en
Publisher: Prhi
Release Date : 2012-02
Mottled Dawn M Classics R J written by Saadat Hasan Manto and has been published by Prhi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02 with categories.
Many of us know how the partition of India and Pakistan came about. However, there are several other stories that took place during that time that we need to be aware of. There are several tragedies which have not received as much importance as the partition itself.The book is a collection of unforgettable stories put together as Saadat Hasan Manto s most powerful pieces. It is based on the Partition of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan in the year 1947. The book contains many stories like Toba Tek Singh, The Return, The Assignment, Colder Than Ice and many more. All these stories come alive to put forward the most tragic events in the history of the subcontinent.
Mottled Dawn
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Author : Saʻādat Ḥasan Manṭo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Mottled Dawn written by Saʻādat Ḥasan Manṭo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Short stories, Urdu categories.
Partition
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Author : Saʻādat Ḥasan Manṭo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Partition written by Saʻādat Ḥasan Manṭo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with English fiction categories.
Bombay Stories
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Author : Saadat Hasan Manto
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2014-03-25
Bombay Stories written by Saadat Hasan Manto and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-25 with Fiction categories.
A collection of classic, yet shockingly contemporary, short stories set in the vibrant world of mid-century Bombay, from one of India’s greatest writers. Arriving in 1930s Bombay, Saadat Hasan Manto discovered a city like no other. A metropolis for all, and an exhilarating hub of license and liberty, bursting with both creative energy and helpless despondency. A journalist, screenwriter, and editor, Manto is best known as a master of the short story, and Bombay was his lifelong muse. Vividly bringing to life the city’s seedy underbelly—the prostitutes, pimps, and gangsters that filled its streets—as well as the aspiring writers and actors who arrived looking for fame, here are all of Manto’s Bombay-based stories, together in English for the very first time. By turns humorous and fantastical, Manto’s tales are the provocative and unflinching lives of those forgotten by humanity.
The Laghukatha
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Author : Ira Valeria Sarma
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2013-02-06
The Laghukatha written by Ira Valeria Sarma and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-06 with Literary Criticism categories.
The book presented here is the first work of Western literary criticism to examine the Hindi laghukathā - a modern Indian prose genre that has been published since the 1970s in Hindi newspapers and magazines and is characterised by its concise form (500 words on average) and socio-political agenda. The importance of the genre within the Hindi literary scene lies in the fact that the laghukathā is based on indigenous genres which have been modernised, whereas the Hindi short story and the novel are Western genres that have been appropriated and Indianised. A thorough investigation of around 280 primary texts accompanied by an evaluation of the relevant Hindi criticism gives a comprehensive literary analysis of this genre and its historical development. This allows, in conclusion, to delineate an "ideal type" of laghukathā, suggesting a range of compulsory, desirable and optional features. English translations of almost 50 representative Hindi texts complete the picture and thus provide an insight into this genre so far unknown to a Western audience.
Stars From Another Sky
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Author : Saʻādat Ḥasan Manṭo
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Pvt.Limited
Release Date : 2010
Stars From Another Sky written by Saʻādat Ḥasan Manṭo and has been published by Penguin Random House India Pvt.Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Performing Arts categories.
Unforgettable reminiscences about the eccentric, glamorous, yet angst-ridden Hindi film world of the 1940s. Saadat Hasan Manto, one of the greatest short story writers of the Urdu language, was also a film journalist and story-writer for the Hindi film industry in Bombay. As an insider he was privy to the most private moments of the men and women who have dazzled generations of audiences. In this series of sketches, Ashok Kumar, the screen idol of yore, emerges as a shy, yet brilliant actor, forever looking to flee the eager advances of his female fans; Nargis comes across as just another young girl looking for companionship among her peers before she steps on the ladder that will forever take her away from the comforts of an ordinary middle-class life; and Shyam-the dashing, handsome hero-is portrayed as a straightforward, flirtatious young man pining for the woman he loves. Manto also describes in detail the obsessions of Sitara Devi; the unfulfilled desires of Paro Devi; and the intriguing twists and turns which transform Neena Devi from an ordinary housewife into a pawn in the hands of film companies. He writes with relish about the bunglings of the comedian V.H. Desai and the incredible dedication of Nawab Kaashmiri to the art of acting. There are also stories about the rise of Nur Jehan as the greatest singer of her times; and the various peccadilloes of the musician, Rafiq Ghaznavi. With subjects ranging from film journalism to the sexual eccentricities of these stars, Manto brings to life a generation with his characteristic verve and honesty.
Kant S Little Prussian Head And Other Reasons Why I Write An Autobiography In Essays
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Author : Claire Messud
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2020-10-13
Kant S Little Prussian Head And Other Reasons Why I Write An Autobiography In Essays written by Claire Messud and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-13 with Literary Collections categories.
A glimpse into a beloved novelist’s inner world, shaped by family, art, and literature. In her fiction, Claire Messud "has specialized in creating unusual female characters with ferocious, imaginative inner lives" (Ruth Franklin, New York Times Magazine). Kant’s Little Prussian Head and Other Reasons Why I Write opens a window on Messud’s own life: a peripatetic upbringing; a warm, complicated family; and, throughout it all, her devotion to art and literature. In twenty-six intimate, brilliant, and funny essays, Messud reflects on a childhood move from her Connecticut home to Australia; the complex relationship between her modern Canadian mother and a fiercely single French Catholic aunt; and a trip to Beirut, where her pied-noir father had once lived, while he was dying. She meditates on contemporary classics from Kazuo Ishiguro, Teju Cole, Rachel Cusk, and Valeria Luiselli; examines three facets of Albert Camus and The Stranger; and tours her favorite paintings at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. In the luminous title essay, she explores her drive to write, born of the magic of sharing language and the transformative powers of “a single successful sentence.” Together, these essays show the inner workings of a dazzling literary mind. Crafting a vivid portrait of a life in celebration of the power of literature, Messud proves once again "an absolute master storyteller" (Rebecca Carroll, Los Angeles Times).
Captain Amarinder Singh The People S Maharaja
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Author : Khushwant Singh
language : en
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
Release Date : 2017-02-15
Captain Amarinder Singh The People S Maharaja written by Khushwant Singh and has been published by Hay House, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An authentic, definitive and no-holds-barred narrative – packed with fascinating incidents and anecdotes – that brings alive the life and times of one of the most prominent, multifaceted and striking individuals (a former royal) in the sphere of Punjab politics Beginning with a historical background of how the Patiala kingdom came to be established, and ruled, over the centuries, the author moves on to describe the early years of Amarinder Singh (a scion of that kingdom). He then portrays the Indo?Pak war zone of 1965 (where the protagonist earned his spurs) and finally focuses on the combative arenas of Punjab politics, where numerous electoral and other battles have been (and continue to be) fought. This informative work unravels the subterfuges of politicians and others (including religious leaders) in trying to ensure their dominance. The pages reveal behind-the-scenes intrigues, plots and counter-plots even as Punjab was in the vice-like grip of terrorism in the late twentieth century. Operation Bluestar (June 1984) and its consequences have been objectively recorded. Besides tracing the career graph of Amarinder Singh, who reached his pinnacle when he became the chief minister of Punjab in February 2002, the author provides useful insights into crucial events that have made an immense impact on that state and the neighbouring areas over the past few decades. The text also throws light on Amarinder Singh’s five-year tenure as chief minister (marked by both positive and negative aspects) and on the following period, when Parkash Singh Badal regained that post. The contents are rounded off with an update on the Punjab scenario up to February 2017, which saw Amarinder Singh come back with a thumping victory. Here’s a saga that records history in the making in Punjab.
When Memory Dies
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Author : A. Sivanandan
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2007-10-18
When Memory Dies written by A. Sivanandan and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-18 with Fiction categories.
"Haunting, with an immense tenderness . . . Unforgettable" JOHN BERGER "Profoundly moving" Evening Standard "A brilliant and moving first novel" Times Literary Supplement "I'm recommending When Memory Dies to everyone" Arthur C. Clarke The Buddha taught that to live is to experience suffering. Few family sagas, especially first ones, have captured this aspect of suffering and so many other truths in as lyric a fashion as When Memory Dies. Through the viewpoints of three generations of a Sri Lankan family (taking the reader from 1920 through the 1980s), Sivanandan explores a culture destroyed first by colonization, then through the ethnic divisions that are released when the country achieves independence. The family, which lives at a level of poverty that makes survival a constant struggle, must also balance love for one another with a deep love of their homeland. Without bending to romanticism or proselytization, the author evokes a compelling and very human story of a lost country. It is a vision as beautifully told as it is unrelenting in its devotion to truth. In the process, the work also supplies a rich historic background to the often underreported news accounts of the massacres and upheavals in Sri Lanka. **Winner of the Sagittarius Prize **Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize**