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MADAN GUPTA
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF SAADAT HASAN MANTO by No Author Vanguard Books Ltd Lahore, Pakistan, 1989, 306 pp., 200
May-June 1989, volume 13, No 3

This publication is valuable in as much as it contains not only an English translation of some of Manto’s stories but also has a critical appreciation of Manto as a writer. Part I contains an account of Manto’s life, an assessment of his contribution to short story writing and a critical apprecia¬tion of his literary efforts. Part II has seventeen of his stories translated into English by Tahira Naqvi including the well-known ‘Toba Tek Singh’, ‘Kaali Shalwar’, and ‘Mozel’.

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