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The Wandering Falcon (Paperback)
Short Description for The Wandering FalconSet 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.
Full description- Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd
- Published: 28 July 2011
- Format: Paperback 192 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Historical Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9780241145425 ISBN 10: 0241145422
- Sales rank: 56,036
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Full description for The Wandering Falcon
'The mullah left the fort with the boy walking beside him and the little puppy, who had been with his new owner less than a month, trotting behind'. The boy - known as Tor Baz, the wandering falcon - journeys between tribes. Where does he come from, and what is his story? He meets men who fight under different flags, and women who risk everything if they break their society's code of honour. Set in the decades before the rise of the Taliban, Jamil Ahmad's stunning debut takes us to the essence of human life in the forbidden areas where the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet. The media today speak often about 'the tribal areas' - a remote region; a hotbed of conspiracies, drone attacks and conflict. Now, for the first time, this traditional, honour-bound culture is revealed from the inside. Jamil Ahmad is seventy-eight years old and has spent long years among the people of the frontier. In "The Wandering Falcon", he describes a world of custom and cruelty, of love and gentleness, of hardship and survival, a fragile, unforgiving world that is changing as modern forces make themselves known. With the fate-defying story of Tor Baz, he has written an unforgettable novel of insight, compassion and timeless wisdom.
