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Saadat Hasan Manto

1912 - 1955

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Saadat Hasan Manto NI (11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and novelist from Punjab, who is regarded as the greatest short-story author in Urdu literature. He was active from 1933 during British rule till his death in 1955 after independence. 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

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Saadat Hasan Manto is the 4,720th most popular writer (down from 4,088th in 2024), the 632nd most popular biography from India (down from 506th in 2019) and the 76th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Saadat Hasan Manto ranks 4,720 out of 7,302. Before him are Wang Guowei, Jan Kjærstad, Miljenko Jergović, Valentín Paz-Andrade, František Langer, and Eleanor Farjeon. After him are Hervé Le Tellier, Itzik Feffer, Robert Greene, Aleardo Aleardi, Natalya Baranskaya, and Suzanne Lilar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Saadat Hasan Manto ranks 277. Before him are Ellen Preis, George Devol, Anton Buttigieg, Maksim Tank, Wálter Guevara, and Martha Mödl. After him are Boris Chertok, Alexander Mackendrick, John Templeton, Frank Thomas, Tibor Berczelly, and György Szűcs. Among people deceased in 1955, Saadat Hasan Manto ranks 132. Before him are James Agee, Fumio Hayasaka, Bill Vukovich, Constantin Argetoianu, Johannes de Jong, and Wilhelm Kreis. After him are Nick Winter, Clemente Biondetti, Manny Ayulo, José Antonio Remón Cantera, Charley Toorop, and Theodor Plievier.

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In India

Among people born in India, Saadat Hasan Manto ranks 632 out of 1,861. Before him are Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), Abhijit Banerjee (1961), Johnny Walker (1926), Mary Boyce (1920), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), and Saif Ali Khan (1970). After him are Madhuri Dixit (1967), Abdul Sattar Edhi (1928), Paddy Ashdown (1941), Kamala Nehru (1899), Jackie Shroff (1957), and Pingali Venkayya (1876).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Saadat Hasan Manto ranks 76. Before him are Faizi (1547), Balamani Amma (1909), R. K. Narayan (1906), Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896), Krishan Chander (1914), and Bhalchandra Nemade (1938). After him are Pratibha Ray (1944), Mamoni Raisom Goswami (1942), Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1890), Kamala Surayya (1934), Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886), and Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911).

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