Autore: Sadat Hasan Manto

Rakhshanda Jalil has edited two collections of short stories: an anthology called Urdu Stories and a selection by Pakistani women called Neither Night Nor Day. She has published five works of translations: Premchand”s short stories, titled The Temple and the Mosque; a collection of satirical writing in Hindi by Asghar Wajahat titled Lies: Half Told; thirty-two satirical cameos by Saadat Hasan Manto, titled Black Borders; nazms by Urdu poet Shatryar, called Through the Closed Doorway; short stories by Intizar Husain called Circle and Other Stories; and a collection of Premchand”s short stories for children called A Winter”s Tale and Other Stories. Her translations have appeared in a number of journals and magazines; she has also co-authored, with Mushirul Hasan, Partners in Freedom: Jamia Millia Islamia and written Invisible City, a collection of essays on the little-known monuments of Delhi. She contributes regularly on issues of faith and community to major English newspaper and journals; co-edits Third Frame, a journal devoted to literature, culture and society; and works as Media & Culture Coordinator at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Earlier, she taught English at the universities of Delhi and Aligarh.