''Atish Paray'' ( ur, , ) is a collection of short stories by

Saadat Hasan Manto Saadat Hasan Manto (; Punjabi, ur, , ; 11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and author born in Ludhiana, who was active in British India and later, after the 1947 partition of India, in Pakistan. Writing ma ...

Background

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

Amritsar Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha r ...

. 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 Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

and Manto dedicated this collection to his late father.

Content

There are eight stories in this collection: * ''Khooni Thook'' (Bloody Spit) * ''Inqalab Pasand'' (Revolutionary) * ''Ji Aaya Sahab'' (Coming Sir) * ''Mahigir '' (Fisherman) * ''Tamasha'' (Spectacle) * ''Taqat ka Imtehan'' (Test of Strength) * ''Deewana Shayr'' (Mad Poet) * ''Chori'' (Theft)

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* * {{Saadat Hasan Manto Indian short stories Saadat Hasan Manto Urdu-language books 1936 short story collections Progressive Writers' Movement