Mottled dawn : fifty sketches and stories of partition
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書誌事項
Mottled dawn : fifty sketches and stories of partition
(A Penguin original)
Penguin Books, 1997
- : pbk
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  岩手
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  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
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注記
"Twelve of the stories in this book first appeared in English language translation in an anthology entitled "Kingdom's end" ... published by Verso in 1987. The rest of the stories in this book, with the exception of 'Jinnah Sahib', first appeared in English language translation in an anthology entitled "Partition : sketches and stories" ... published by Penguin Books India in 1991."--T.p. verso
収録内容
- Toba Tek Singh.
- The return.
- The assignment.
- Colder than ice.
- The dog of Titwal.
- The last salute.
- The woman in the red raincoat.
- The price of freedom.
- Mozail.
- The dutiful daughter.
- Three simple statements.
- Jinnah Sahib.
- A girl from Delhi.
- The great divide.
- Bitter harvest.
- A believer's version.
- A tale of 1947.
- The new constitution.
- Sweet moment.
- Wages.
- Cooperation.
- Division.
- Proper use.
- The benefits of ignorance.
- For necessary action.
- Miracle man.
- Mistake removed.
- Jelly.
- Invitation to action.
- Pathanistan.
- Warning.
- Permanent vacation.
- Ritualistic difference.
- Losing proposition.
- Bestiality.
- The fool.
- Modesty.
- Determination.
- Due supervision.
- The garland.
- Out of consideration.
- Precautionary arrangement.
- Mishtake.
- Tidiness.
- God is great.
- Socialism.
- Double cross.
- Resting time.
- Luck.
- Ungrateful lot
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Partition stories by the subcontinent's finest short-story writer Mottled Dawn is a collection of Saadat Hasan Manto's most powerful pieces on the Partition of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan in 1947. The book includes unforgettable stories like 'Toba Tek Singh', 'The Return', 'The Assignment', 'Colder Than Ice' and many more, bringing alive the most tragic event in the history of the Indian subcontinent. 'Manto's stories will endure as perhaps the best work of fiction on the Partition and its painful impact on the Indo-Pak ethos...' --Indian Express 'There is still no literary rival to Manto...(and) as communalism, religious intolerance and enmity between India and Pakistan continue to grow, his stories are still highly relevant.' --Independent 'Manto's irony and humanity raise him on par with Gogol.' --Anita Desai in The Spectator 'The undisputed master of the modern Indian short story.' --Salman Rushdie 'Manto is a master storyteller.' --Khushwant Singh Partition stories by the subcontinent's finest short-story writer Mottled Dawn is a collection of Saadat Hasan Manto's most powerful pieces on the Partition of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan in 1947.
The book includes unforgettable stories like 'Toba Tek Singh', 'The Return', 'The Assignment', 'Colder Than Ice' and many more, bringing alive the most tragic event in the history of the Indian subcontinent. 'Manto's stories will endure as perhaps the best work of fiction on the Partition and its painful impact on the Indo-Pak ethos...' --Indian Express 'There is still no literary rival to Manto...(and) as communalism, religious intolerance and enmity between India and Pakistan continue to grow, his stories are still highly relevant.' --Independent 'Manto's irony and humanity raise him on par with Gogol.' --Anita Desai in The Spectator 'The undisputed master of the modern Indian short story.' --Salman Rushdie 'Manto is a master storyteller.' --Khushwant Singh
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