literature medium MCQ

'Mottled Dawn' (translated by Leslie Flemming) is a collection of harrowing Partition stories by which iconic Urdu writer?

  1. Krishan Chander
  2. Saadat Hasan Manto
  3. Ismat Chughtai
  4. 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.

Topic Urdu Literature
Exam Relevance SSC CGL, UPSC Prelims
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