{"product_id":"dog-of-tithwal-stories","title":"Dog of Tithwal: Stories","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDog of Tithwal: Stories\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSaadat Hasan Manto\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781953861009\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eArchipelago\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe undisputed master of the modern Indian short story. -- Salman Rushdie\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStories encircling the marginalized, forgotten lives of Bombay, set against the backdrop of the India-Pakistan Partition.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFresh translations and by far the most comprehensive collection of stories by this 20th Century master available in English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaadat Hasan Manto conjures the vitality on the streets of Bombay--its prostitutes, pimps, gangsters, artists, writers, and strays. Also, the pain and bewilderment of the Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs pitted against each other by the India-Pakistan partition. Deeply opposed to partition, Manto is best known for his dry-eyed portrayals of its violence, horrors, and absurdities. From a stray dog (with Hindu or Muslim leanings?) caught in the crossfire at the border of India and Pakistan, to friendly neighbors turned enemy soldiers pausing for tea together in a short cease fire--Manto blurs the edges of geographic, cultural, and social boundaries with an unflinching and satirical gaze, and a powerful humanism. With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Vijay Seshadri, this collection illuminates Manto's most vital and universal work, and--half a century later--remains a prescient text illuminating so many of the glaring and silenced conflicts that plague humanity today.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Archipelago","offers":[{"title":"Dog of Tithwal: Stories | Saadat Hasan Manto | Quality | 9781953861009 | New | Fiction 1281926","offer_id":50550600597762,"sku":"1281926","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/41eTc64zAXS.jpg?v=1790469759","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/dog-of-tithwal-stories","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}