Saadat Hassan Manto (Punjabi: سعادت حسن منٹو) (May 11, 1912 – January 18, 1955) was a short story writer of Kashmiri heritage. He is best known for his short stories , 'Bu' (Odour), 'Khol Do' (Open It), 'Thanda Gosht' (Cold Meat), and his magnum opus, Toba Tek Singh'.
Saadat Hasan Manto was also a film and radio scriptwriter, and journalist. In his short life, he published twenty-two collections of short stories, one novel, five collections of radio plays, three collections of essays, two collections of personal sketches.[1]
Saadat Hasan Manto was tried for obscenity half-a-dozen times, thrice before 1947 and thrice after 1947 in Pakistan [2], but never convicted. Some of his works have been translated in other languages.
Combining psychoanalysis with human behaviour, he was arguably one of the best short story tellers of the 20th century, and one of the most controversial as well. When it comes to chronicling the collective madness that prevailed, during and after the Partition of India in 1947, no other writer comes close to the oeuvre of Saadat Hassan Manto.[3][4]
Manto collection (Books)
- Atishparay (Nuggets Of Fire)-1936
- Manto Ke Afsanay (Stories of Manto)-1940
- Dhuan (Smoke) -1941
- Afsane Aur Dramay (Fiction and Drama)-1943
- Lazzat-e-Sang-1948 (The Taste Of Rock)
- Siyah Hashiye-1948 (Black Borders)
- Badshahat Ka Khatimah (The End of Kingship)-1950
- Khali Botlein (Empty Bottles)-1950
- Nimrud Ki Khudai (Nimrod The God)-1950
- Thanda Gosht (Cold Meat)-1950
- Yazid-1951
- Pardey Ke Peechhey (Behind The Curtains)-1953
- Sarak Ke Kinarey (By the Roadside)- 1953
- Baghair Unwan Ke (Without a Title)-1954
- Baghair Ijazit (Without Permission)-1955
- Burquey-1955
- Phunduney-1955 (Tassles)
- Sarkandon Ke Peechhey-1955 (Behind The Reeds)
- Shaiytan (Satan)-1955
- Shikari Auratein - 1955 (Women Of Prey)
- Ratti, Masha, Tolah-1956
- Kaali Shalwar (Black Pants)-1961
- Manto Ki Behtareen Kahanian (Best Stories of Manto)-1963 [2]
- Tahira Se Tahir (From Tahira to Tahir)-1971
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