
The Wandering Falcon
The boy known as Tor Baz???the black falcon ???wanders between tribes. He meets men who fight under different flags, and women who risk everything if they break their society's code of honour. Where has he come from, and where will destiny take him? Set in the decades before the rise of the Taliban, Jamil Ahmad's stunning debut takes us to the essence of human life in the forbidden areas where the...
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books (March 28, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0670085332
ISBN-13: 978-0670085330
Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 7.9 x 1.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 6836999
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“Jamil Ahmad beautifully describes the remote, at times harsh, landscape and people on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The people living in this area have complicated relation with the state of Pakistan, represented by the army. The boo...”
borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet. Today the 'tribal areas' are often spoken about as a remote region, a hotbed of conspiracies, drone attacks and conflict. In The Wandering Falcon, this highly traditional, honour-bound culture is revealed from the inside for the first time. With rare tenderness and perception, Jamil Ahmad describes a world of custom and cruelty, of love and gentleness, of hardship and survival; a fragile, unforgiving world that is changing as modern forces make themselves known. With the fate-defying story of Tor Baz, he has written an unforgettable novel of insight, compassion and timeless wisdom.
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