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Saadat Hasan Manto
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Indo-Pakistani novelist, playwright and writer (1912-1955)
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Saadat Hasan Manto was a male writer, screenwriter, journalist, and translator who wrote in Urdu. Born in Samrala in 1912, he was a member of the Kashmiri people and practiced Islam. His professional career began in 1934 and continued until his death in 1955. He was associated with the Progressive Writers' Movement and was educated at Aligarh Muslim University.
Manto resided in Lahore and Ludhiana and held citizenship in the British Raj, India, Pakistan, and the Dominion of Pakistan. His notable works include *Toba Tek Singh* and *Thanda Gosht*. He received the Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence. Manto died on January 18, 1955, from liver cirrhosis due to natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 1955
- Works
- 84
Top works
- Antología de cuentos
- The Vintage Book of Indian Writing 1947-1997
- Manṭo kahāniyān̲
- Manṭo
- Manto nama
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Native name
- سعادت حسن منٹو
- Born
- ( 1912-05-11 ) 11 May 1912, Samrala , Punjab , British India , (present-day Punjab , India)
- Died
- 18 January 1955 (1955-01-18) (aged 42), Lahore , West Punjab , Pakistan
- Resting place
- Miani Sahib Graveyard , Lahore
- Occupation
- Novelist playwright essayist screenwriter short story writer
- Citizenship
- British subject (1912–1948), Pakistani (1948–1955)
- Period
- 1934–1955
- Genre
- Drama nonfiction satire screenplays personal correspondence
- Years active
- 1933-1955
- Notable works
- Toba Tek Singh Thanda Gosht Bu Khol Do Kaali Shalwar Hattak
- Notable awards
- Nishan-e-Imtiaz Award (Order of Excellence) in 2012 (posthumous)
- Spouse
- Safia Manto
- Children
- Nighat Manto, Nusrat Manto, Nuzhat Manto
- Relatives
- Saifuddin Kichlu , Masood Parvez , Abid Hassan Minto , Ayesha Jalal
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of Pakistan
- Place of birth
- Samrala
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Languages spoken
- Urdu
- Religion
- Islam
- Notable work
- Thanda Gosht
- Movement
- Progressive Writers' Movement
- Image
- Saadat Hasan Manto.jpg
- Residence
- Ludhiana
Show 11 more facts
- date of death
- 1955-01-18
- date of birth
- 1912-05-11
- cause of death
- liver cirrhosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- Kashmiri people
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- end of work period
- 1955-01-18
- Commons Creator page
- Saadat Hasan Manto
- writing language
- Urdu
- topic's main category
- Category:Saadat Hasan Manto
- Commons category
- Saadat Hasan Manto
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Encyclopedic overview
Saadat Hasan Manto NI (11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and novelist from Punjab, who is regarded as the greatest short-story author in Urdu literature. He was active from 1933 during British rule till his death in 1955 after independence.
Writing mainly in Urdu, he produced 22 collections of short stories, a novel, five series of radio plays, three collections of essays, and two collections of personal sketches. His best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. He is best known for his stories about the partition of India, which he opposed, immediately following independence in 1947. Manto's most notable work has been archived by Rekhta.
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