Earth and Ashes is a story of such spareness and power it leaves the reader reeling. Set during the Russian occupation of Afghanistan, it is a fable about war, family, home and tradition. An old man and his grandson sit in a deserted landscape of dusty roads and looming mountains. What are they waiting for? As we watch them we learn their story...Atiq Rahimi has managed to condense centuries of Afghan history into his short tale of three very different generations. At the same time, he has created a story that is universal in its power.

Earth and Ashes is a story of such spareness and power it leaves the reader reeling. Set during the Russian occupation of Afghanistan, it is a fable about war, family, home and tradition. An old man and his grandson sit in a deserted landscape of dusty roads and looming mountains. What are they waiting for? As we watch them we learn their story...

Atiq Rahimi has managed to condense centuries of Afghan history into his short tale of three very different generations. At the same time, he has created a story that is universal in its power.



Vorwort
'It has the feel of a book of great antiquity and authority; you could more readily level the Afghan mountains than damage the dreaming culture that Earth and Ashes both embodies and silently trusts' The Times

Autorentext

Atiq Rahimi

Titel
Earth And Ashes
EAN
9781448104376
ISBN
978-1-4481-0437-6
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
31.10.2011
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
0.47 MB
Anzahl Seiten
64
Jahr
2011
Untertitel
Englisch
Features
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