Aram's writing evokes striking dissonances and contrasts that toggle between youth and age, beauty and the grotesque, kindness and brutality. The novel's world is earthy, visceral, sharp-edged, yet also teeters on the brink of hallucination, madness, miracle, revealing humans' capacity for belief and hope.
Toronto-based writer Jamaluddin Aram portrays a diverse community in 1990s Kabul, showcasing characters coping with war through mundane and extraordinary activities, reflecting on humanity's struggles, beliefs, and hopes.
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