A Curse on Dostoevsky by Atiq Rahimi
For every crime, there must be a punishmentRassouls world consists of little more than a squalid rented room strewn with books by Dostoevsky, relics from his days as a student of Russian Literature at Leningrad and his beloved fiancee Sophia, for whom he would do anything.
"Atiq Rahimi brilliantly re-imagines Crime and Punishment and, in a daring feat of creative panache, transplants Dostoevsky’s classic morality tale to modern-day AfghanistanThis is easily Rahimi’s most imaginative and complex work yet, and should cement his reputation as a writer of great and unique vision." * Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns *
"This book is a novel of the exterior, which breathes the very dust of Kabul, the geography, both personal and political, of its alleys and districts… Welcome to Kabul, [a place] with faith but without laws." * Livres Hebdo *
"This is more a novel to chew over than gobble down" -- Anthony Cummins * Sunday Telegraph *
"This book is a novel of the exterior, which breathes the very dust of Kabul, the geography, both personal and political, of its alleys and districts… Welcome to Kabul, [a place] with faith but without laws." * Livres Hebdo *
"This is more a novel to chew over than gobble down" -- Anthony Cummins * Sunday Telegraph *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780701187187 |
| ISBN 10 | 0701187182 |
| Title | A Curse on Dostoevsky |
| Author | Atiq Rahimi |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-08-15 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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