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Description edit
A haunting literary debut set in the forbidding remote tribal areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Traditions that have lasted for centuries, both brutal and beautiful, create a rigid structure for life in the wild, astonishing place where Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan meet-the Federally... read more
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First Sentence edit
In the tangle of crumbling, weather-beaten, and broken hills where the borders of Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan meet is a military outpost manned by about two score soldiers.
Table of Contents edit
One - THE SINS of the MOTHER
Two - A POINT of HONOR
Three - THE DEATH of CAMELS
Four - THE MULLAH
Five - A KIDNAPPING
Six - THE GUIDE
Seven - A POUND of OPIUM
Eight - THE BETROTHAL of SHAH ZARINA
Nine - SALE COMPLETED
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2011. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jamil Ahmad (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
Country: United States
Publication Date: March 28, 2011
ISBN: 9781594488276
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover
Country: United States
Publication Date: March 28, 2011
ISBN: 9781594488276
Page Count: 256
Awards edit
- Man Asian Literary Prize (Finalist, 2011, Shortlist)
- DSC Prize for South Asian Literature (Finalist, 2013, Shortlist)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR95409A44W 2011
- Dewey: 823.92
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