Atish Paray Explained

Atish Paray
Title Orig:Atish Paray
Author:Sadat Hasan Manto
Country:British India
Language:Urdu
Publisher:Urdu Bookstall (Lahore)
Pub Date:1936 (first edition)
Media Type:Print

Atish Paray (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|آتش پارے,) is a collection of short stories by Saadat Hasan Manto.

Background

Atish Paray subtitled “a collection of several thought-provoking stories” was published in 1936 while Manto was living in Amritsar. 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.

Content

There are eight stories in this collection:

Cited sources