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  • The Dog of Tithwal

    Stories

    Translated by Khalid Hasan, Aatish Taseer, Muhammed Umar Memon ...
    by Saadat Hasan Manto ...
    “[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, Wall Street JournalStories 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 ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Manto: Selected Stories Penguin Premium Classic Edition

    by Sadat Hasan Manto ...
    Saadat Hasan Manto's first collection of stories was published in the 1940s, but his stories have an enduring relevance. Now read by more people than ever before, the simple clarity of his stories about arginalized people, his astute understanding of the complexity of human nature and the poignancy of his stories on Partition transcend spatial and temporal boundaries many of his characters are ... Read more

    $3.16 USD

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    Satirical Short Stories

    Wit and satire used for amusement or even to critique society

    by Oscar Wilde, Oscar Wilde, Nikolai Gogol, Mark Twain, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, D H Lawrence, Anton Chekhov, James Fenimore Cooper, Hristo Smirenski, Stacy Aumonier, E M Delafield0, Sadat Hasan Manto1, J M Barrie2, Nathaniel Hawthorne3, Jerome K Jerome4 ...
    Narrated by Richard Mitchley5, Hubert Gregg6, David Shaw-Parker7 ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 3 min

    Satire. That form of wit that ridicules all those shortcomings and flaws in individuals, society and its institutions in an effort to shame and mock them into a change of behaviour. And words in the hands of such talents as Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Jerome K Jerome and very many others are the mightiest weapons of such persuasion.01 - Satirical Short Stories - An Introduction02 - Lord Arthur Savile ... Read more

    $29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Naked Voices: Stories & Sketches

    by Manto ...
    Naked Voices, Stories & Sketches is one of the most authentic collection showcasing the best of Saadat Hasan Manto as a great storyteller and an honest commentator of all times.In this collection of sixteen stories and three sketches, Manto brazenly celebrates the warts of a seemingly decent society, as well as its dark underbelly - tired and overworked prostitutes in The Candle's Tears or Loser ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Bombay Stories

    by Saadat Hasan Manto ...
    Series series Vintage International
    A collection of classic, yet shockingly contemporary, short stories set in the vibrant world of mid-century Bombay, from one of India’s greatest writers.Arriving in 1930s Bombay, Saadat Hasan Manto discovered a city like no other. A metropolis for all, and an exhilarating hub of license and liberty, bursting with both creative energy and helpless despondency. A journalist, screenwriter, and editor ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Jesus and Captain Kirk

    by Michael Manto ...
    Jesus and Captain Kirk presents a compelling defense of Christianity, showing that Christians can heed modern scientific knowledge and remain faithful to Scripture without turning their brains off, while joyfully pursuing the superior vision for social justice that the Gospel presents.Using science, philosophy, pop culture, and intellectual reasoning, Manto shows how belief in the Christian God is ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Furrow

    by Valérie Manteau ...
    Translated by Claire Foster ...
    “A turbulent, violent world that is both fraught with terror and teeming with life.”—Annie ErnauxFirst published in France to major acclaim, The Furrow follows a French writer living with her lover in an Istanbul caught in the turmoil of Erdoğan’s rule. As the city around her strains under the weight of disorder and conflict, she discovers the story of Hrant Dink, the Turkish-Armenian journalist ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Emotional Cerebellum

    Edited by Michael Adamaszek, Mario Manto, Dennis J. L. G. Schutter ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Emotions represent a critical aspect of daily life in humans. Our understanding of the mechanisms of regulation of emotions has increased exponentially these last two decades. This book evaluates the contribution of the cerebellum to emotion. It outlines the current clinical, imaging and neurophysiological findings on the role of the cerebellum in key aspects of emotional processing and its ... Read more

    $188.09 USD

  • Stennis Space Center

    by Cindy Donze Manto ...
    Series series Images of America
    Originally known simply as Mississippi Field Operations, Stennis Space Center arose from the dissolution of two towns and several surrounding communities that had served the lumber industry since the 1800s. Its sole purpose was to static test the free world's most powerful rockets after they arrived by barge via the Pearl River. Spurred on by an intense Cold War race to the moon, the National ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Peach Street to Lobster Lane

    Coast to coast in search of real American cuisine

    by Felicity Cloake ...
    'A glorious freewheel through the culinary quirks and delights of the USA – an unmissable treat!' – Tim SpectorWhen the nation’s ‘taster-in-chief’ Felicity Cloake announced her dream to cycle across America, the reactions were… mixed: “You’ll get squashed,” warned a Californian colleague. “You’ll be murdered,” added her mum. Friends panicked: “But… what will you eat?”Determined to prove there’s ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Toba Tek Singh

    by Sadat Hasan Manto ...
    Narrated by Anupam Kher ...

    Unabridged

    19 min

    'Toba Tek Singh' is probably one of the most well known tragic stories about Partition written in 1954, by the legendary storyteller Saadat Hassan Manto. The story is set up around the migration of Hindu and Sikh mental asylum patients in Lahore to India. The main character, Bishan Singh came from a place called - Toba Tek Singh. He wanted to go back there but he finds out that he is being sent to ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Edited by Jan Cendelin, Jan Tuma, Mario Manto ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book presents an authoritative, extensive exploration of the models of degenerative diseases, providing coverage of the preclinical models that are essential for investigation of principles of the diseases, mechanisms of development of functional deficits, and development of therapeutic approaches, including safety analysis. The book is divided into four major sections. The introductory ... Read more

    $224.09 USD