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When the Soviet Army invades Afghanistan, the elderly Dastaguir witnesses the destruction of his village and the death of his clan. His young grandson Yassin, deaf from the sounds of the bombing, is one of the few survivors. The two set out through an unforgiving landscape, searching for the coal mine where Murad, the old man's son and the boy's father, works. They reach their destination only to learn that they must wait and rely on their own strength and the kindness of strangers to survive. The journey through the treacherous terrain, the struggles to find food and water, and the hope of finding Murad's coal mine become the focus of this novel.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Atiq Rahimi
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