Saadat Hasan Manto
Saadat Hasan Manto (born May 11, 1912 in Samrala , Punjab , † January 18, 1955 in Lahore ) was an Urdu writer and screenwriter. He wrote fictional diary and travel reports in the form of short stories. One of his most important topics was the division of India in the course of the independence of the states of India and Pakistan , which is also his most famous story, Toba Tek Singh .
Life
Manto came from a Muslim-Kashmiri family. He worked as a journalist in Aligarh and went to Bombay in 1936 to publish the film magazine Mousavar . He started as a screenwriter at Ardeshir Iranis Imperial Film . In 1943 he switched to Filmistan and wrote apolitical scripts. He later went to Bombay Talkies with Ashok Kumar . Because of the persecution of Muslims in Bombay in the course of the partition of India , Manto left the country in 1948 and settled in Lahore.
He published 15 volumes of short stories, the novel Baghair Unwan Ke (1940), five radio play collections, three essay collections and two sketch collections and the play Teen Auratein (1942). After his death, autobiographical notes about his time in film appeared under the title Meena Bazaar . His work formed the basis of the British television production Partition (1987).
He was charged six times with profanity , three times before and three times after the partition of British India , but there was never a conviction. Some of his works have also been translated into other languages.
His most important filmed works include: Kisan Kanya (1937) by Moti Gidwani , Chal Chal Re Naujawan (1944) by Gyan Mukherjee , Ghar Ki Shobha (1944) by Harshadrai Mehta and Mirza Ghalib (1954) by Sohrab Modi .
Manto died of cirrhosis of the liver .
Works (German)
- Black notes. Stories of division. Selected u. from Urdu by Christina Oesterheld. With e. Afterword by Tariq Ali. Frankfurt a. M.: Suhrkamp 2006.
- Blind madness. Narratives . From Urdu. Berlin: Lotos 1997. (Library of Indian Narrators. Vol. 1)
Works (English)
- Atishparay (Nuggets Of Fire) 1936
- Manto Ke Afsanay (Stories of Manto) 1940
- Dhuan (Smoke) 1941
- Afsane Aur Dramay (Fiction and Drama) 1943
- Lazzat-e-Sang (The Taste Of Rock) 1948
- Siyah Hashiye (Black Borders) 1948
- Badshahat Ka Khatimah (The End of Kingship) 1950
- Khali Botlein (Empty Bottles) 1950
- Nimrud Ki Khudai (Nimrod The God) 1950
- Thanda Gosht (Cold Meat) 1950
- Yazid 1951
- Pardey Ke Peechhey (Behind The Curtains) 1953
- Sarak Ke Kinarey (By the Roadside) 1953
- Baghair Unwan Ke (Without a Title) 1954
- Baghair Ijazit (Without Permission) 1955
- Burquey 1955
- Phunduney (Tassles) 1955
- Sarkandon Ke Peechhey (Behind The Reeds) 1955
- Shaiytan (Satan) 1955
- Shikari Auratein (Women Of Prey) 1955
- Ratti, Masha, Tolah 1956
- Kaali Shalwar (Black Pants) 1961
- Manto Ki Behtareen Kahanian (Best Stories of Manto) 1963
- Tahira Se Tahir (From Tahira to Tahir) 1971
Web links
- Literature by and about Saadat Hasan Manto in the catalog of the German National Library
- Saadat Hasan Manto in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- to a stamp issue of the Pakistani Post
- Saadat Hasan Manto
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Manto, Saadat Hasan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Manto, Sadat Hasan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian-Pakistani writer and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 11, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Samrala, Punjab |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 1955 |
| Place of death | Lahore |