Reading the World: Afghanistan

Enjoy my newest lit series ‘Reading the World’, in an attempt to diversify your own reading and broaden horizons I have included a mix of genres. Sensitive topics often lie ahead as history, social and political issues are usually the centre of this writing. Enjoy!

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My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women

My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women

18 Afghan Women

Sparks Like Stars

Sparks Like Stars

Nadia Hashimi

Caravans

Caravans

James A. Michener

The Patience Stone

The Patience Stone

Atiq Rahimi

The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe

The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia

Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia

Ahmed Rashid

The Places in Between

The Places in Between

Rory Stewart

Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001

Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001

Steve Coll

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time

Greg Mortenson

A House Without Windows

A House Without Windows

Nadia Hashimi

When the Moon is Low

When the Moon is Low

Nadia Hashimi

The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner, #1)

The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner, #1)

Deborah Ellis

The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

Nadia Hashimi

And the Mountains Echoed

And the Mountains Echoed

Khaled Hosseini

The Swallows of Kabul

The Swallows of Kabul

Yasmina Khadra

The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul

The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul

Deborah Rodriguez

A Thousand Splendid Suns

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

The Bookseller of Kabul

The Bookseller of Kabul

Åsne Seierstad

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan

The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan

Jenny Nordberg

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temporarilyworried96

I’d like to recommend My Pen is the Wing of a Bird also— it’s on my TBR for the StoryGraph Reads the World challenge as my pick for Afghanistan. I haven’t read it yet but it’s a collection of short stories by 18 Afghan women.

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brunelOP

Oh that’s incredible! Adding immediately!!! Thank you so much let me know how you get on with it!

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Jihyeon

Hi! I would like to recommend Sparks like Stars by Nadia Hashimi (in hope to not be mistaken in the title or author's name)

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brunelOP

That's a great addition! Thank you! Have you read it?

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Jihyeon

Yesss as I tried to do a world challenge this was the book for Afghanistan. It was good

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brunelOP

Oh amazing! Please, if you have any other for other lists, I'd love to hear them! How did the challenge go?

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Jihyeon

Ofc! With pleasure 😊 Well it didn't went that far cause it was during a period where I wasn't and couldn't read much. But your lists made me want to do it again and go the furthest I can.

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brunelOP

I’m delighted you found our community helpful! I can’t wait to hear what else you read!!

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