'Mottled Dawn' (translated by Leslie Flemming) is a collection of harrowing Partition stories by which iconic Urdu writer?
- Krishan Chander
- Saadat Hasan Manto
- Ismat Chughtai
- Rajinder Singh Bedi
Answer: Saadat Hasan Manto
Saadat Hasan Manto's short stories, such as 'Toba Tek Singh' and 'Khol Do', are considered the most powerful literary responses to the trauma of Partition.