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The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi

The Patience Stone

Atiq Rahimi

141 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional sad fast-paced
Three by Atiq Rahimi: Earth and Ashes, A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear, The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi

Three by Atiq Rahimi: Earth and Ashes, A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear, The Patience Stone

Atiq Rahimi

432 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction emotional reflective medium-paced
Caged Bird: Stories from Safe House and Nadia Anjuman's Poems by Christina Lamb, Nadia Anjuman, Alex Strick van Linschoten

Caged Bird: Stories from Safe House and Nadia Anjuman's Poems

Christina Lamb, Nadia Anjuman, Alex Strick van Linschoten

73 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

informative medium-paced
Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices by S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices

S.K. Ali, Aisha Saeed

272 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction middle grade short stories emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story by Qais Akbar Omar

A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story

Qais Akbar Omar

396 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional sad slow-paced
A Bed of Red Flowers: in Search of My Afghanistan by Nelofer Pazira

A Bed of Red Flowers: in Search of My Afghanistan

Nelofer Pazira

408 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Under a Kabul Sky: Short Fiction by Afghan Women by Parween Pazhwak, Sedighe Kazemi, Homeira Qaderi, Toorpekai Qayum, Masouma Kawsari, Wasima Badghisi, Mariam Mahboob, Batool Haidari, Khaleda Khorsand, Homayra Rafat, Manizha Bakhtari, Alia Ataee

Under a Kabul Sky: Short Fiction by Afghan Women

Parween Pazhwak, Sedighe Kazemi, Homeira Qaderi, Toorpekai Qayum, Masouma Kawsari, Wasima Badghisi, Mariam Mahboob, Batool Haidari, Khaleda Khorsand, Homayra Rafat, Manizha Bakhtari, Alia Ataee

125 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan by Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller

The Broken Circle: A Memoir of Escaping Afghanistan

Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller

8 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir emotional medium-paced
The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women by Dick Davis

The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women

Dick Davis

262 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction classics history poetry challenging reflective medium-paced
Zarifa: A Woman's Battle in a Man's World by Hannah Lucinda Smith, Zarifa Ghafari

Zarifa: A Woman's Battle in a Man's World

Hannah Lucinda Smith, Zarifa Ghafari

288 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction historical memoir emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced