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My pen is the wing of a bird : new fiction by Afghan women
Title
My pen is the wing of a bird : new fiction by Afghan women / with an introduction by Lyse Doucet ; and an afterword by Lucy Hannah.
ISBN
9781538726822
1538726823
Edition
First Grand Central Publishing edition.
Publication
New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2022.
Physical Description
xiv, 237 pages ; 19 cm.
Notes
Translated from the Dari and the Pashto.
Summary
A woman's fortitude saves her village from disaster. A teenager explores their identity in a moment of quiet. A petition writer reflects on his life as a dog lies nursing her puppies. A tormented girl tries to find love through a horrific act. A headmaster makes his way to work, treading the fine line between life and death. Eighteen writers tell stories that are both unique and universal - stories of family, work, childhood, friendship, war, gender identity and cultural traditions.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 20, 2023
Contents
Introduction / Lyse Doucet. I. Companion / Maryam Mahjoba ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai
Daughter number eight / Freshta Ghani ; translated from the Pashto by Zarghuna Kargar
Dogs are not to blame / Masouma Kawsari ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai
A common language / Fatema Haidari ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai
The late shift / Sharifa Pasun ; translated from the Pashto by Zarghuna Kargar
The most beautiful lips in the world / Elahe Hosseini ; translated from the Dari by Dr Negeen Kargar.
II. I don't have the flying wings / Batool Haidari ; translated from the Dari by Parwana Fayyaz
Bad luck / Atifa Mozaffari ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai
What are friends for? / Sharifa Pasun ; translated from the Pashto by Dr Negeen Kargar
D is for Daud / Anahita Gharib Nawaz ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai
Falling from the summit of dreams / Parand ; translated from the Dari by Parwana Fayyaz
An imprint on the wall / Masouma Kawsari ; translated from the Dari by Parwana Fayyaz.
III. The black crow of winter / Marie Bamyani ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai
Silver ring / Freshta Ghani ; translated from the Pashto by Shekiba Habib
Sandals / Maliha Naji ; translated from the Pashto by Shekiba Habib and Zarghuna Kargar
The worms / Fatima Saadat
Khurshid Khanum, rise and shine / Batool Haidari ; translated from the Dari by Dr Parwana Fayyaz and Dr Zubair Popalazai
My pillow's journey of eleven thousand, eight hundred and seventy-six kilometres / Farangis Elyassi ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai.
IV. Ajah / Fatema Khavari ; translated from the Dari by Dr Zubair Popalzai
The red boots / Naeema Ghabni ; translated from the Pashto by Shekiba Habib and Zarghuna Kargar
Blossom / Zainab Akhlaqi ; translated from the Dari by Dr Negeen Kargar
Haska's decision / Rana Zurmaty ; translated from the Pashto by Shekiba Habib
Please turn the air conditioning on, sir / Maryam Mahjoba ; translated from the Dari by [Dr] Parwana Fayyaz and Dr Zubair Popalazai.
Afterword / Lucy Hannah
Acknowledgements.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Short stories.
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