Mottled Dawn by Sa'adat Hasan Manto
In the first chronological and gripping narrative of the events that crippled Phenix City, Alabama, Margaret Anne Barnes tells the true story of how economic hard times in the Depression led a mayor to barter immunity from prosecution to gamblers and gangsters in exchange for money to save the town from going into receivership. By mid-century, the criminal element managed to buy or infiltrate every office of government in the city. When their control was absolute, no crime was beyond their commission, no citizen safe, and no constitutional right could be relied upon.
Saadat Hasan Manto was born in what is now Punjab in 1912. An acclaimed Urdu-language short story writer, he also worked as a journalist and wrote extensively for film and radio throughout Indian and Pakistan. He died in 1955.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140272123 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140272127 |
| Title | Mottled Dawn |
| Author | Sa'adat Hasan Manto |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd |
| Year published | 2000-10-14 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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