The pity of partition : Manto's life, times, and work across the India-Pakistan divide /

The pity of partition : Manto's life, times, and work across the India-Pakistan divide /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jalal, Ayesha
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2013.
Series:Lawrence Stone lectures
Subjects:
Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan, > 1912-1955 > Criticism and interpretation.
Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan, > 1912-1955 > Political and social views.
Manṭo, Saʻādat Ḥasan, > 1912-1955 > Correspondence.
India-Pakistan Conflict, 1947-1949.
South Asia > History > 20th century.
Authors, Urdu > 20th century > Biography.
Short stories, Urdu > History and criticism.
Narration (Rhetoric) > Political aspects > South Asia > History > 20th century.
India > History > Partition, 1947.
South Asia > In literature.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prelude: Manto and Partition
  • I. Stories
  • "Knives, Daggers, and Bullets Cannot Destroy Religion"
  • Amritsar Dreams of Revolution
  • Bombay : Challenges and Opportunities
  • II. Memories
  • Remembering Partition
  • From Cinema City to Conquering Air Waves
  • Living and Walking Bombay
  • III. Histories
  • Partition : Neither End nor Beginning
  • On the Postcolonial Moment
  • Pakistan and Uncle Sam's Cold War
  • Epilogue: "A Nail's Debt" : Manto Lives On...

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