My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women

A landmark collection: the first anthology of short fiction by Afghan women that are "powerful, profound, and...
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Author: 18 Afghan Women
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women by 18 Afghan Women

My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women

€27,95

My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women

€27,95
Author: 18 Afghan Women
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A landmark collection: the first anthology of short fiction by Afghan women that are "powerful, profound, and deeply moving" (Elif Shafak, author of The Island of Missing Trees, a Reese's Book Club pick)

"My pen is the wing of a bird; it will tell you those thoughts we are not allowed to think, those dreams we are not allowed to dream."

Eighteen Afghan women living in, speaking about, and writing from the country itself tell stories that are powerful and illuminating, unique and universal - stories of family, work, childhood, friendship, war, gender identity, and cultural traditions.

A woman's fortitude saves her village from disaster. A teenager explores their identity in a moment of quiet. 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.

These and more original, vital, and unexpected stories hail from extraordinary voices rooted in Afghanistan's two main linguistic groups (Pashto and Dari), and were developed over two years through the writer development program Untold's Write Aghanistan Project. My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird comes at a pivotal moment in Afghanistan's history, when these voices must be heard.

With an Introduction by Lyse Doucet, BBC chief international correspondant, and afterword by Lucy Hannah, Founder and Director of Untold




Author: 18 Afghan Women
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 10/18/2022
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 7.24h x 5.29w x 0.95d
ISBN: 9781538726822


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/12/2022
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2022

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