Afghanistan. Ein Mann überlebt einen Genickschuss, bleibt aber gelähmt. Seine Ehefrau, die sich u...

A young woman prays at her husband's bedside as he lies in a coma with a bullet in his neck. From...

For every crime, there must be a punishment Rassoul s world consists of little more than a squali...

Farhad is a typical student, twenty-one years old, interested in wine, women, and poetry, and neg...

“For far too long, Afghan women have been faceless and voiceless. Until now. WithThe Pati...

Three short novels—including Prix Goncourt–winning The Patience Stone —that con...

Le portrait d’une figure féministe avant l’heure grâce auquel Atiq Rahimi évoque des sujets conte...

Reading Dostoevsky in Afghanistan becomes “crime without punishment”Rassoul remembers...

Earth and Ashes is a story of such spareness and power it leaves the reader reeling. Set during t...

Kabul, 1979. A student wakes in an unfamiliar house, battered and bruised. He gradually recovers ...

"e;You know, father, sorrow can turn to water and spill from your eyes, or it can sharpen you...