The acclaimed author of "The Wasted Vigil "now gives us a searing, exquisitely written novel set in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the months following 9/11: a story of war, of one family's losses, and of the simplest, most enduring human impulses.
Jeo and Mikal are foster brothers from a small to[...]
From the author of "Maps for Lost Lovers, "which was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize, Aslam's exquisite first novel, the powerful story of a secluded Pakistani village after the murder of its corrupt and prominent judge.
Judge Anwar's murder sets the people of the village on edge. Their anx[...]
A "Publishers Weekly" and "Kirkus" Best Book of the Year
Growing up as brothers in a small town in Pakistan, Jeo and Mikal were inseparable; however as adults their paths have diverged sharply. Jeo is newly married and a dedicated medical student, while Mikal, in love with a woman he can't have,[...]
At the heart of this extraordinary novel lies the character of Kaukab, a wife and mother increasingly out of touch with those she loves most: her homeland, her husband and her three increasingly estranged and westernised children. Her faith in her religion and family is her only support. The disappe[...]
A sack of letters lost in a train crash has mysteriously reappeared, and the inhabitants of a small town in Pakistan are waiting anxiously to see what long-buried secrets will come to light. The author creates an exotic world, where traditional rituals of everyday life are played out against a backd[...]
A Russian woman named Lara arrives in Afghanistan at the house of Marcus Caldwell, an Englishman and widower living in the shadow of the Tora Bora mountains. Marcus' daughter, Zameen, may have known Lara's brother, a Soviet soldier who disappeared in the area many years previously.[...]
Love is not consolation, it is light. From the author of "Maps for Lost Lovers" comes a searing, exquisitely written novel set in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the months following 9/11 - a story of war, of one family's losses, and of the simplest, most enduring human impulses. Jeo and Mikal, foster-b[...]
Jeo and Mikal, foster-brothers from a small Pakistani city, secretly enter Afghanistan: not to fight with the Taliban, but to help and care for wounded civilians. But it soon becomes apparent that good intentions can't keep them out of harm's way...[...]
In an unnamed town Jugnu and his lover Chanda have disappeared. Rumours abound in the close-knit Pakistani community, and then on a snow-covered January morning Chanda's brothers are arrested for murder. This book opens the heart of a family at the crossroads of culture, community, nationality and r[...]
Examining contemporary Pakistan under an excoriating lens, it follows the overlapping lives of a group of characters in the neighbourhood of Badami Bagh, in the city of Zamana. The story centres around Nargis, the widow of the secular architect Massud. Under pressure from the powerful Pakistan milit[...]
The disappearance of unmarried lovers Jugnu and Chanda turns tragic when Chanda's brothers are arrested for their murders and the families struggle to reconcile their Islamic faith with their lives in England, the murders, and the crime's devastating impact on the rest of their families, in the lyri[...]
Nadeem Aslam, f. 1966, har udgivet romanerne VildÂfarÂne elskÂende og Season of the SeaÂbirds, der begge blev nomiÂneret til Man Booker Prize. VildÂfarne elskende modtog i 2005 Kiriyama-prisen og blev nomineret til International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award i 2006. Nadeem Aslam er f[...]
Starkt och lyriskt av kritikerrosad författare
När den unge läkarstudenten Jeo ska ta sig över gränsen till Afghanistan och ge vård åt den skadade civilbefolkningen beslutar sig hans fosterbror Mikal för att följa med. Men trots sina goda avsikter blir de snart indragna i krigets [...]
Starkt och lyriskt av kritikerrosad författare[/p]
När den unge läkarstudenten Jeo ska ta sig över gränsen till Afghanistan och ge vård åt den skadade civilbefolkningen beslutar sig hans fosterbror Mikal för att följa med. Men trots sina goda avsikter blir de snart indragna i krige[...]
En självlysande roman som tränger djupt in i ett land och dess kultur från succéförfattaren bakom Kartor för vilsna älskande.Lara kommer från Ryssland till Afghanistan för att leta efter sin försvunne bror som deserterade från den sovjetiska invasionsarmén drygt tjugo år tidigare. Hon b[...]
En självlysande roman som tränger djupt in i ett land och dess kultur
Lara kommer från Ryssland till Afghanistan för att leta efter sin försvunne bror som deserterade från den sovjetiska invasionsarmén drygt tjugo år tidigare.
Hon besöker den engelske läkaren Marcus Caldwell, [...]
Nadeem Aslam kuvaa Afganistanin sotien keskelle jääneiden ihmisten sopeutumista ja selviytymistä. Lääkäri Marcus Caldwellilta konfliktit neuvostoarmeijan ja talibanien kanssa ovat vieneet vaimon, tyttären ja toisen käden. Tunnelma Marcuksen talossa on raskas, muttei katkera. Kun ei tiedä, k[...]