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 / Ayesha Jalal.

Author/creator	Jalal, Ayesha
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Princeton : Princeton University Press,
Description	xv, 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	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.

Series	Lawrence Stone lectures
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...
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-247) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012024142
ISBN	9780691153629 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

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