Bombay Stories (Vintage International)

Bombay Stories (Vintage International)

A collection of classic, yet shockingly contemporary, short stories set in the vibrant world of mid-century Bombay, from one of Indiaâ€™s greatest writers.

Arriving in 1930s Bombay, Saadat Hasan Manto discovered a city like no other. A metropolis for all, and an exhilarating hub of license and liberty, bursting with both creative energy and helpless despondency. A journalist, screenwriter, and editor, Manto is best known as a master of the short story, and Bombay was his lifelong muse. Vividly bringing to life the cityâ€™s seedy underbellyâ€”the prostitutes, pimps, and gangsters that filled its streetsâ€”as well as the aspiring writers and actors who arrived looking for fame, here are all of Mantoâ€™s Bombay-based stories, together in English for the very first time. By turns humorous and fantastical, Mantoâ€™s tales are the provocative and unflinching lives of those forgotten by humanity.Â
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0804170606_used
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2014-03-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780804170604

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