The Wandering Falcon by Jamil Ahmad
Set in the decades before the rise of the Taliban, this title takes us to the essence of human life in the forbidden areas where the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet. It introduces us a boy - known as Tor Baz, the wandering falcon - who journeys between tribes.
SuperbThe work of a gifted story teller who has lived in the world of his fiction, and who offers his readers rare insight, wisdom and - above all - pleasure -- Mohsin Hamid
The power and beauty of these stories are unparalleled in most fiction to come out of south Asia * Guardian *
Reverberant, deeply moving, starkly compassionate * Sunday Times *
A work of powerful and daunting beauty * India Today *
Mesmerising -- Neel Mukherjee * The Times *
A wonderful debut * The Economist *
The most memorable fiction I read this year -- Jeremy Paxman * Guardian *
The power and beauty of these stories are unparalleled in most fiction to come out of south Asia * Guardian *
Reverberant, deeply moving, starkly compassionate * Sunday Times *
A work of powerful and daunting beauty * India Today *
Mesmerising -- Neel Mukherjee * The Times *
A wonderful debut * The Economist *
The most memorable fiction I read this year -- Jeremy Paxman * Guardian *
Jamil Ahmad was born in Jalandhar in 1933. As a member of the Civil Service of Pakistan, he served mainly in the Frontier Province and in Balochistan. He was Political Agent in Quetta, Chaghi, Khyber and Malakand and later, commissioner in Dera Ismail Khan and Swat. He was posted as minister in Pakistan's embassy in Kabul at a critical time, before and during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, and his last assignment in the government was Chief Secretary Balochistan. He lives in Islamabad with his wife, Helga Ahmad.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241145425 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241145422 |
| Title | The Wandering Falcon |
| Author | Jamil Ahmad |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-07-28 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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