![]() ![]() One day the siblings journey across the desert to Kabul with their father. Each night they sleep together in their cot, their heads touching, their limbs tangled. ![]() More like a parent than a brother, Abdullah will do anything for her, even trading his only pair of shoes for a feather for her treasured collection. To Abdullah, Pari – as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named – is everything. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. One chapter is epistolary (written in the form of a letter), another is written in the first person, and several others are narrated in the third person limited point of view.Ībdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and stepmother in the small village of Shadbagh. Narrator: The novel consists of nine chapters, each narrated from a different point of view. Theme: History and Memory in Afghanistan, Suffering and Perseverance, Shame and Reputation, Love, Loyalty, and Belonging, Gender Relations and Female Friendship ![]() Setting Place: Shadbagh, New Shadbagh, and Kabul (all in Afghanistan) Paris, France Tinos, Greece California, USA. Major Characters: Julien, Abdullah, Pari, Suleiman Wahdati, Nila Wahdati, Nabi, Parwana, Saboor, Timur Bashiri, Idris Bashiri, Masooma, Eric Lacombe, Markos Varvaris, Thalia ![]()
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