{"product_id":"the-dog-of-tithwal","title":"The Dog of Tithwal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“[Manto’s] empathy and narrative economy invite comparisons with Chekhov. These readable, idiomatic translations have all the agile swiftness and understated poignancy that parallel suggests.\" ---Boyd Tonkin, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories from \"the undisputed master of the modern Indian short story\" encircling the marginalized, forgotten lives of Bombay, set against the backdrop of the India-Pakistan Partition (Salman Rushdie)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy far the most comprehensive collection of stories by this 20th Century master available in English.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA master of the short story, Saadat Hasan Manto opens a window onto Bombay’s demimonde—its prostitutes, rickshaw drivers, artists, and strays as well probing the pain and bewilderment of the Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs ripped apart by the India-Pakistan Partition.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eManto is best known for his dry-eyed examination of the violence, horrors, and reverberations from the Partition. From a stray dog caught in the crossfire at the fresh border of India and Pakistan, to friendly neighbors turned enemy soldiers pausing for tea together in a momentary cease fire—Manto shines incandescent light into hidden corners with an unflinching gaze, and a fierce humanism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith a foreword by Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Vijay Seshadri, these stories are essential reading for our current moment where divisiveness is erupting into violence in so many parts of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48873943761053,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/8783\/5037\/files\/dogoftithwal.jpg?v=1788470365","url":"https:\/\/postcardbookshop.com\/products\/the-dog-of-tithwal","provider":"Postcard Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}