The price of freedom

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Saadat Hasan Manto, the most widely read and translated writer in the Urdu language, captured the devastation and absurdity of the partition of India and Pakistan like no other. ‘The Price of Freedom’ brings together ten of his best stories, focusing on human voices from the religious fracture that forever unhinged two newly independent nations.

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90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

Saadat Hasan Manto, the most widely read and translated writer in the Urdu language, captured the devastation and absurdity of the partition of India and Pakistan like no other. The Price of Freedom brings together ten of his best stories, focusing on human voices from the religious fracture that forever unhinged two newly independent nations. Powerful, piercing and deeply moving, Manto’s works are key to understanding this bloody chapter in South Asian history.

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Weight 90 g
Dimensions 18 × 11 × 1 cm
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Cover

Paperback
Pages

144
Language

English
Edition

|Short stories
Dewey

891.43936 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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