Maargir: The Snake Charmer
- ISBN-10
- 9383562552
- ISBN-13
- 9789383562558
- Category
- Afghanistan
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Author
- Bashīr Sakhāvarz
Description
The Snake Charmer narrates the poignant and passionate story of two brothers in Afghanistan, during the time of the Russian invasion. The elder, a writer and poet, is a modernist, who joins the Communist movement. The younger, a traditionalist, adheres to Islamic religious beliefs. The conflict between their values threatens to tear asunder their family ties and loyalties. Set against a backdrop of violence and war between foreign powers, acid-throwing against women who adopt Western dress; brutality and rape in police prisons; and political revenge under the Communist regime, the brothers live to see their lives dramatically changed and yet manage to retain their deep love for each other. This deeply moving story, told with uplifting humour, sears into our minds the tragedies that haunt present-day Afghanistan - the importance of Islam as a controlling force; the upheaval and destruction caused by the Russian and American wars; the rise of the Taliban and global terrorism. Bashir Sakhawarz's writing captures the political and philosophic lyricism of the revered Afghan mystic poet, Rumi. It is the story of a society little known - passionate and bold, beautiful and erotic, courageous and daring, richly human and deeply tragic.
Get the book
Similar books
-
A Bibliography of Afghanistan: A Working Bibliography of Materials on Afghanistan with Special Reference to Economic and Social Change in...
By Keith Stanley McLachlan, William WhittakerA Bibliography of Afghanistan: A Working Bibliography of Materials on Afghanistan with Special Reference to Economic and Social Change in...
-
This Raging Flower
By Lynn Erickson, Incorporated, Paradise PressMountstuart was baffled by Alex's sudden appearance so early this spring . “ Alex , what has brought you to Kabul before the summer ? I'm delighted to see you , of course , my boy . I almost didn't recognize you .
-
The Afghan Campaign
By Steven PressfieldIt Lasted For Three Brutal Years And Proved The Most Difficult He And His Army Ever Fought...The Afghan Campaign Recounts The Story Of This Bloody And Ruthless Conflict From The Perspective Of A Macedonian Recruit.
-
The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban
By Sarah ChayesApart from these advantages, which grew almost naturally out of the Mongols' native environment, Genghis Khan's genius added others. Like the leaders of the early Muslim Arabs six hundred years before, he had learned that tribalism ...
-
No Time to Lose: Promoting the Accountability of the Afghan National Security Forces
By Rebecca Barber30 EUPOL's objective is to 'significantly contribute to the establishment [of] effective civilian policing ... 34 See Cornelius Friesendorf, 'Paramilitarization and Security Sector Reform: The Afghan National Police' (2011) 18(1) ...
-
The Deg Ello
By Scott A. ZastrowBased on a true story.
-
Keeping history alive: safeguarding cultural heritage in post-conflict Afghanistan
By UNESCO Office Kabul, Sara, BrendanThe first phase of construction at the temple complex consisted of the erection of what appears to have been a substantial hall and the associated monk's cells ordered around the central temple space. A fire place (0.70m x 0.70m ) ...
-
Afghan Nomads in Transition: A Century of Change Among the Zala Khān Khēl
By Gorm Pedersen, Ida NicolaisenThe Zala Khan Khel, a branch of the major Afghan Nomad tribe, the Ahmadzai, have migrated for centuries between the highlands of Afghanistan and the lowlands of the Indus Valley in search of pasture.
-
Afghanistan: A Cultural History
By St John SimpsonThis lively book places this rich and ancient seam of creativity in its broad historical context and offers the reader a full appreciation of this remarkable country.
-
Afghanistan
By John SimpsonNo Marketing Blurb