Folio: Terre Et Cendres (Series #A41674) (Paperback)

from Tanya-dogearedcopy

In the hyperbole and YA pomp-and-circumstance surrounding the release of Suzanne Collins' third volume in the Hunger Games trilogy, it would be easy to overlook the release of a slight volume of prose, translated from the French, of a story crafted from the mind of an Afghan expatriate and; while...

from kidzdoc

This haunting novella is narrated by Dastaguir, a middle aged man who travels to the coal mine where his son Murad is working, in order to inform him of the tragedy that has befallen their village during the Soviet War in Afghanistan. Dastaguir travels with Murad's mischevious son Yassin, who str...

from Elainedav

This is an extraordinary short story or novella. It is the story of a grandfather and grandson travelling together to find their son/father respectively. It sounds like a simple story, but it is based during the Russian occupation of Afghanistan and blends great tragedy with honest thoughts and f...

from Stbalbach

For fans of McCarthy's The Road, this is the book to read. It's gritty, real and important - and no baby eating Zombies! Written in the Persian language variant of Afghanistan known as Darsi in 2000 (pre-911), it was translated into English in 2002. It's a simple short novella about a tragic even...

from janerawoof

This Afghani novella of only 81 pages is one of the most poignant, moving pieces I've ever read! Upon finishing it, I closed the book and took a long pause to get my breath back; this simple story of a grandfather, Dastaguir, and his little grandson, Yassin, broke my heart. Written in stark, spar...