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Tali Girls: A Novel of Afghanistan by Siamak Herawi

Tali Girls: A Novel of Afghanistan

Siamak Herawi

340 pages • first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

fiction feminism literary emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future by Nadene Ghouri, Fawzia Koofi

The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future

Nadene Ghouri, Fawzia Koofi

272 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir politics emotional slow-paced
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini

372 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Kite Runner: Graphic Novel by Mirka Andolfo, Tommaso Valsecchi, Khaled Hosseini, Fabio Celoni

The Kite Runner: Graphic Novel

Mirka Andolfo, Tommaso Valsecchi, Khaled Hosseini, Fabio Celoni

136 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction comics historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
House of Yesterday by Deeba Zargarpur

House of Yesterday

Deeba Zargarpur

7 hours, 35 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult challenging emotional medium-paced
99 Nights in Logar by Jamil Jan Kochai

99 Nights in Logar

Jamil Jan Kochai

222 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary emotional reflective slow-paced
We Are Still Here: Afghan Women on Courage, Freedom, and the Fight to Be Heard by Nahid Shahalimi

We Are Still Here: Afghan Women on Courage, Freedom, and the Fight to Be Heard

Nahid Shahalimi

4 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

nonfiction essays feminism memoir politics challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced
The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi

The Patience Stone

Atiq Rahimi

141 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional sad fast-paced
No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes by Anand Gopal

No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes

Anand Gopal

320 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective fast-paced
The Secret Sky by Atia Abawi

The Secret Sky

Atia Abawi

304 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction young adult emotional sad fast-paced