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The Wandering Falcon Paperback - 2012
by Ahmad, Jamil
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
Traditions that have lasted for centuries, both brutal and beautiful, create a rigid structure for life in the wild, astonishing place where Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan meet--the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Ahmad has written an unforgettable portrait of a world of custom and compassion, of love and cruelty, of hardship and survival.
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Details
- Title The Wandering Falcon
- Author Ahmad, Jamil
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
- Date 2012-10-02
- Features Deckle Edges, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # GOR008133074
- ISBN 9781594486166 / 1594486166
- Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 6.9 x 4.8 x 0.8 in (17.53 x 12.19 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Summary
In this extraordinary tale, Tor Baz, the young boy descended from both chiefs and outlaws who becomes the Wandering Falcon, moves between the tribes of Pakistan and Afghanistan and their uncertain worlds full of brutality, humanity, deep love, honor, poverty, and grace. The wild area he travels -- the Federally Administered Tribal Area -- has become a political quagmire known for terrorism and inaccessibility. Yet in these pages, eighty-year-old debut author Jamil Ahmad lyrically and insightfully reveals the people who populate those lands, their tribes and traditions, and their older, timeless ways in the face of sometimes ruthless modernity. This story is an essential glimpse into a hidden world, one that has enormous geopolitical significance today and still remains largely a mystery to us.
Jamil Ahmad is a storyteller in the classic sense -- there is an authenticity and wisdom to his writing that harkens back to another time. The Wandering Falcon reminds us why we read and how vital fiction is in opening new worlds to our imagination and understanding.