Under a Kabul Sky: Short Fiction by Afghan Women
"Finalist, 2022 International Book Award for Multicultural Fiction
These twelve short stories dive deep into imaginary worlds where everyday life is marked and marred by war. They speak of wounded love, captured women, confinement, talismans, borders, wolves. They give expression to the voices of Afghan women who would like to change the fate of people like Nâzboo, Khorshid, Hamid and so many others.
Originally published by Éditions Le Soupirail in 2019, this collection was the first volume of short stories by Afghan women to appear in France. This edition from Inanna Publications brings these stories-and their unique perspectives-to English-speaking readers for the first time. The collection includes stories by Wasima Badghisi, Batool Haidari, Alia Ataee, Sedighe Kazemi, Khaleda Khorsand, Masouma Kawsari, Mariam Mahboob, Toorpekai Qayum, Manizha Bakhtari, Homeira Qaderi, Parween Pazhwak and Homayra Rafat."
Alia Ataee, Batool Haidari, Homayra Rafat, Homeira Qaderi, Khaleda Khorsand, Manizha Bakhtari, Mariam Mahboob, Masouma Kawsari, Parween Pazhwak, Sedighe Kazemi, Toorpekai Qayum, Wasima Badghisi (Author), Athena Karkanis (Narrator)
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