WRITER

Saadat Hasan Manto

1912 - 1955

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Saadat Hasan Manto (; Punjabi, Urdu: سعادت حسن منٹو, Punjabi pronunciation: [s'aːdət (ɦ)əsən mənʈoː], Urdu pronunciation: [səˈaːd̪ət̪ ˈɦəsən ˈməɳʈoː]; 11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and author who was active in British India and later, after the 1947 partition of India, in Pakistan. Writing mainly in Urdu, he produced 22 collections of short stories, a novel, five series of radio plays, three collections of essays and two collections of personal sketches. His best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saadat Hasan Manto has received more than 2,754,869 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Saadat Hasan Manto is the 4,088th most popular writer (up from 4,176th in 2019), the 506th most popular biography from India (down from 480th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Saadat Hasan Manto ranks 4,088 out of 7,302. Before him are Lina Sandell, Alexander Kazbegi, Ana Maria Machado, Karel Píč, Arkady Averchenko, and İbrahim Şinasi. After him are James Krüss, Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg, Eric Frank Russell, David Crane, T. C. Boyle, and Lilian Jackson Braun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Saadat Hasan Manto ranks 223. Before him are Otto Siffling, Émile Allais, Heikki A. Alikoski, Peter Walker, Leonardo Cilaurren, and Julián Berrendero. After him are Niginho, Yusuf Lule, Renato Rascel, Robert Jacobsen, Paul Meurisse, and Erwin Bauer. Among people deceased in 1955, Saadat Hasan Manto ranks 108. Before him are Guy Ropartz, Emmanuel de Martonne, Jenő Fuchs, Jonni Myyrä, Robert E. Sherwood, and Theodor Plievier. After him are Willi Baumeister, Manny Ayulo, Honus Wagner, Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich, Bill Vukovich, and Wilhelm Kreis.

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In India

Among people born in India, Saadat Hasan Manto ranks 506 out of 1,861. Before him are Surendranath Banerjee (1848), Ilaiyaraaja (1943), Saalumarada Thimmakka (1911), Gangubai Hangal (1913), Dara Singh (1928), and Azim Premji (1945). After him are H. D. Deve Gowda (1933), K. Sivan (1957), Meira Kumar (1945), Durgabai Deshmukh (1909), Islam Shah Suri (1510), and N. R. Narayana Murthy (1946).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Saadat Hasan Manto ranks 78. Before him are Nagarjun (1911), Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), Faizi (1547), Mahadev Desai (1892), Arundhati Roy (1961), and Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (1887). After him are Krishan Chander (1914), Nirmal Verma (1929), Balamani Amma (1909), Raghunath Murmu (1905), Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (1872), and Yashpal (1903).

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