My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird by 18 Afghan Women

My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird by 18 Afghan Women

A landmark collection: the first anthology of short fiction by Afghan women that are powerful, profound, and deeply moving (Elif Shafak, author of>The Island of Missing Trees, a Reese's Book Club pick)

My pen is the wing of a bird; it will tell you those thoughts we are not allowed to think, those dreams we are not allowed to dream.

Eighteen Afghan women living in, speaking about, and writing from the country itself tell stories that are powerful and illuminating, unique and universal - stories of family, work, childhood, friendship, war, gender identity, and cultural traditions.

A woman's fortitude saves her village from disaster. A teenager explores their identity in a moment of quiet. A tormented girl tries to find love through a horrific act. A headmaster makes his way to work, treading the fine line between life and death.

These and more original, vital, and unexpected stories hail from extraordinary voices rooted in Afghanistan's two main linguistic groups (Pashto and Dari), and were developed over two years through the writer development program Untold's Write Aghanistan Project. My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird>comes at a pivotal moment in Afghanistan's history, when these voices must be heard.

With an Introduction by to come] and Afterword by Lucy Hannah, Founder and Director of Untold>

A landmark collection: the first anthology of short fiction by Afghan women that are powerful, profound, and deeply moving (Elif Shafak, author of>The Island of Missing Trees, a Reese's Book Club pick)

My pen is the wing of a bird; it will tell you those thoughts we are not allowed to think, those dreams we are not allowed to dream.

Eighteen Afghan women living in, speaking about, and writing from the country itself tell stories that are powerful and illuminating, unique and universal - stories of family, work, childhood, friendship, war, gender identity, and cultural traditions.

A woman's fortitude saves her village from disaster. A teenager explores their identity in a moment of quiet. A tormented girl tries to find love through a horrific act. A headmaster makes his way to work, treading the fine line between life and death.

These and more original, vital, and unexpected stories hail from extraordinary voices rooted in Afghanistan's two main linguistic groups (Pashto and Dari), and were developed over two years through the writer development program Untold's Write Aghanistan Project. My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird>comes at a pivotal moment in Afghanistan's history, when these voices must be heard.

With an Introduction by to come] and Afterword by Lucy Hannah, Founder and Director of Untold>

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ISBN 13	9781538726822
ISBN 10	1538726823
Title	My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird
Author	18 Afghan Women
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Publisher	Grand Central Publishing
Year published	2022-10-18
Number of pages	256
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