A master of the short story, Saadat Hasan Manto opens a window onto Bombays demimondeits prostitutes, rickshaw drivers, artists, and strays as well probing the pain and bewilderment of the Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs ripped apart by the India-Pakistan Partition.

Manto is best known for his dry-eyed examination of the violence, horrors, and reverberations from the Partition. From a stray dog caught in the crossfire at the fresh border of India and Pakistan, to friendly neighbors turned enemy soldiers pausing for tea together in a momentary cease fireManto shines incandescent light into hidden corners with an unflinching gaze, and a fierce humanism. Written bySaadat Hasan Manto. Paperback; 418 pages.

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