About the Book: Bombay Stories
Bombay Stories is a collection of short stories, originally written in Urdu by
Saadat Hasan Manto. This translated version, by Matt Reeck and Aftab Ahmad,
makes these stories accessible to a much wider audience.
Bombay Stories is set in the 1930s and 1940s, when the author had just arrived
in the city. The stories speak about actors, prostitutes, intellectuals, conmen
and more. For example, In Ten Rupees, a 15-year old prostitute is taken out by
three older men on a drive to the beach. As readers expect this young Sarita to
become a victim, the tables turn on the men!