'Saadat Hasan Manto has a good claim to be considered the greatest South Asian writer of the 20th century.
He] incarnated the exuberance, the madness, the alcoholic delirium of his time.
'--Suketu Mehta, The New York Times This remarkable anthology brings together stories about Saadat Hasan Manto, essayist, scriptwriter, and a master of the short story, by his friends, family and rivals--among others, Ismat Chughtai, Upendranath Ashk, Balwant Gargi, Krisha.