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      My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women

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      An anthology of contemporary women's short fiction in translation, featuring work by emerging women writers from across Afghanistan.

      "Powerful, profound and deeply moving, new fiction by Afghan women writers will expand your mind and elevate your heart" ELIF SHAFAK</b...

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      Product ID:9781529422214
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird
      Subtitle:New Fiction by Afghan Women
      Page Count:256
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories, Fiction in translation, Short stories, Fiction in translation
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      An anthology of contemporary women's short fiction in translation, featuring work by emerging women writers from across Afghanistan.

      "Powerful, profound and deeply moving, new fiction by Afghan women writers will expand your mind and elevate your heart" ELIF SHAFAK

      ***A Financial Times Fiction in Translation Book of the Year 2022***

      "[An] arresting collection . . . Written in simple, direct prose and offers vivid snapshots of a country beset by war and violence . . . It seems more important than ever to read the work of these courageous writers" Financial Times

      "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"

      A woman''s fortitude saves her village from disaster. A teenager explores their identity in a moment of quiet. A petition writer reflects on his life as a dog lies nursing her puppies. 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.

      "A precious collection of work, the first and maybe the last of its kind. My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird is a huge accomplishment" MONIQUE ROFFEY, author of The Mermaid of Black Conch

      My Pen Is the Wing of a Bird
      is a landmark collection: the first anthology of short fiction by Afghan women. Eighteen writers tell stories that are both unique and universal - stories of family, work, childhood, friendship, war, gender identity and cultural traditions.

      "This book reminds us that everyone has a story. Stories matter; so too the storytellers. Afghan women writers, informed and inspired by their own personal experiences, are best placed to bring us these powerful insights into the lives of Afghans and, most of all, the lives of women. Women''s lives, in their own words - they matter." Lyse Doucet in her Introduction

      This collection introduces extraordinary voices from the country''s two main linguistic groups (Pashto and Dari) with original, vital and unexpected stories to tell, developed over two years through UNTOLD''s Write Afghanistan 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 BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet and an Afterword by Lucy Hannah

      ABOUT UNTOLD

      UNTOLD is a writer development programme for marginalised writers in areas of conflict and post-conflict. Afghanistan has millions of Pashto and Dari speakers with little or no local support for creative writing, literary translation, or literary editing. Support for writers has been hampered by cultural norms, free expression issues, chronic instability, and internal displacement. UNTOLD has been working one-to-one with women on their short stories, with English-speaking literary editors and translators working with the writers to realise the potential of their stories for publication both locally and globally in translation.


      Imprint Name:MacLehose Press
      Publisher Name:Quercus Publishing
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2022-02-17

      Additional information

      Weight194 g
      Dimensions197 × 130 × 24 mm