Toba Tek Singh & The Dog of Tithwal - Manto, Saadat Hasan
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About the Book TIMELESS NARRATIVES BY LITERARY LEGEND SAADAT HASSAN MANTO COMES ALIVE IN A CONTEMPORARY COMIC VERSION. The book is a compilation of two short stories in comic format. Set during the partition of India in 1947, Toba Tek Singh revolves around the inmates of a Lahore mental asylum and their impending transfer to India or Pakistan. One of Manto's best known short stories! The Dog of Tithwal is the story of a stray dog, in the village of Tithwal, who wanders into the Indian and Pakistani army picket posts. Through the dog's eyes, Manto explores the human capacity for cruelty and…mehr

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About the Book TIMELESS NARRATIVES BY LITERARY LEGEND SAADAT HASSAN MANTO COMES ALIVE IN A CONTEMPORARY COMIC VERSION. The book is a compilation of two short stories in comic format. Set during the partition of India in 1947, Toba Tek Singh revolves around the inmates of a Lahore mental asylum and their impending transfer to India or Pakistan. One of Manto's best known short stories! The Dog of Tithwal is the story of a stray dog, in the village of Tithwal, who wanders into the Indian and Pakistani army picket posts. Through the dog's eyes, Manto explores the human capacity for cruelty and kindness and the paradoxes of war. About the Author Rediscover the giants of Indian literature in a whole new way. These contemporary graphic narratives breathe new life into the great classics, bringing them alive in full colour with compelling visuals and a fresh format. A must-read for graphic novel enthusiasts and lovers of classic fiction.
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Saadat Hasan Manto (/m¿¿n, -t¿/; Urdu: ¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿, pronounced [s¿¿äd¿¿t¿ ¿¿¿s¿n ¿m¿¿¿o¿]; 11 May 1912 - 18 January 1955) was a writer, playwright and author born in Ludhiana active in British India and later, after the Partition of India, in Pakistan.Writing mainly in Urdu, he produced 22 collections of short stories, a novel, five series of radio plays, three collections of essays and two collections of personal sketches. His best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Manto was known to write about the bitter truths of society that no one dared to talk about. He is best known for his stories about the partition of India, which he opposed, immediately following independence in 1947.Manto was tried for obscenity six times; thrice before 1947 in British India, and thrice after independence in 1947 in Pakistan, but was never convicted. He is acknowledged as one of the finest 20th century Urdu writers