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| Native name | سعادت حسن منٹو |
| Born | 11 May 1912 Samrala, Punjab Province, British India (present-day Punjab, India) |
| Died | 18 January 1955 (aged 42) Lahore, West Punjab, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Miani Sahib Graveyard, Lahore |
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| Citizenship | British India (1912–1948) Pakistani (1948–1955) |
| Period | 1934–1955 |
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| Years active | 1933-1955 |
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| 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[1] Abid Hassan Minto Ayesha Jalal |
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Saadat Hasan Manto (/mɑːn, -tɒ/; Punjabi, Urdu: سعادت حسن منٹو, Punjabi pronunciation: [s'aːdət (ɦ)əsən mənʈoː], Urdu pronunciation: [səˈaːd̪ət̪ ˈɦəsən ˈməɳʈoː]; 11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and author who was active in British India and later, after the 1947 partition of India, in Pakistan.[2][3][4]
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.[5][6] He is best known for his stories about the partition of India, which he opposed, immediately following independence in 1947.[7][8] Manto's most notable work has been archived by Rekhta.[9]
Manto was tried six times for alleged obscenity in his writings; thrice before 1947 in British India, and thrice after independence in 1947 in Pakistan, but was never convicted.[10] He is acknowledged as one of the finest 20th-century Urdu writers and is the subject of two biographical films: the 2015 film Manto, directed by Sarmad Khoosat and the 2018 film Manto, directed by Nandita Das.[11]
- ^ Jalal, Ayesha (2013). The Pity of Partition: Manto's Life, Times, and Work across the India-Pakistan Divide. Princeton University Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-1400846689.
- ^ "A writer of fierce candour". The Economist. 14 May 2012.
- ^ "So What Do We Do About Manto, Who Was Neither Indian Nor Pakistani?". The Wire.
- ^ "Dareechah-e-Nigaarish - Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955)". Dareechah.com. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Saadat Hasan Manto". Penguin Books India. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016.
- ^ "The Storyteller: Saadat Hasan Manto (May 11, 1912 - January 18, 1955". Dawn. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Manto's work".
- ^ "Saadat Hasan Manto's 104th birth anniversary: Facts about the best short-story writer in South Asia". India Today. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Thakur, Tanul (21 September 2018). "'Manto' Is an Unflinching Account of a Man's Descent Into Paranoia". The Wire. Retrieved 14 January 2019.