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Saadat Hasan Manto-Bombay Stories

The Filmic Eye: Saadat Hasan Manto’s Bombay Stories, translated by Matt Reeck & Aftab Ahmad

Reviewed by Amanda Sarasien It is tempting to view Saadat Hasan Manto and his work as representative of India at a pivotal moment in its history: The Bombay Stories are shot through with such vivid detail as to seem firmly rooted to their setting, Bombay of the 1930s and ’40s, and it is no surprise […]