Atish Paray
| Author | Sadat Hasan Manto |
|---|---|
| Original title | Atish Paray |
| Country | British India |
| Language | Urdu |
| Publisher | Urdu Bookstall (Lahore)[1] |
Publication date | 1936 (first edition) |
| Media type |
| Part of a series on |
| Progressive Writers' Movement |
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Atish Paray (
.Background
Atish Paray subtitled “a collection of several thought-provoking stories” was published in 1936 while Manto was living in Amritsar.[2] Two stories from this collection Tamasha - Manto's debut story followed by Taqat Ka Imtehan first appeared in a local weekly Khalq (Creation) by Abdul Bari Alig from Amritsar. The collection was however published from Lahore and Manto dedicated this collection to his late father.[2]
Content
There are eight stories in this collection:[1]
- Khooni Thook (Bloody Spit)
- Inqalab Pasand (Revolutionary)[a]
- Ji Aaya Sahab (Coming Sir)[b]
- Mahigir (Fisherman)[c]
- Tamasha (Spectacle)[d]
- Taqat ka Imtehan (Test of Strength)[e]
- Deewana Shayr (Mad Poet)
- Chori (Theft)
Notes
- ^ first published in the Aligarh Magazine in March 1935[3]
- ^ It was later included in Manto Ke Afsanay under the title Qasim with a slight change in the ending[4]
- ^ also included in his prior collection Rusi Afsanay (Russian Stories)[5]
- ^ first published under a pseudonym in Abdul Bari Alig’s Urdu newspaper Khalq (Creation)[6] and also included in his prior collection Rusi Afsanay (Russian Stories)[5]
- ^ It was included in Manto Ke Afsanay[4]
References
- ^ a b Flemming 1985b, p. 152.
- ^ a b Flemming 1985, p. 38.
- ^ Flemming 1985, p. 7.
- ^ a b Flemming 1985, p. 42.
- ^ a b Flemming 1985, p. 36.
- ^ Flemming 1985, p. 6.
Cited sources
- Flemming, Leslie A. (1985). Another Lonely Voice: The Life and Works of Saadat Hassan Manto. Vanguard Books.
- Flemming, Leslie A. (1985b). "Manto Bibliography". Journal of South Asian Literature. 20 (2): 152–160. JSTOR 40872787.