Books by Atiq Rahimi

Born in Afghanistan in 1962, atiq rahimi fled to France in 1984. A writer, film and documentary maker, the film of his first novel, Earth and Ashes, was in the Official Selection at Cannes, 2004. His novel, The Patience Stone, won the prestigious Prix Goncourt, and has been made into a film. In 2012, it was selected as the Afghan entry at the Oscars for the Best Foreign Language film. In recent years, he has returned to Afghanistan many times to set up a Writers' House in Kabul and offer support and training to young writers and film-makers. He lives in Paris.