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Author Jamil Ahmad has received worldwide acclaim for his stunning debut novel, The Wandering Falcon/. Here, Ahmad transports listeners to the oft-misunderstood region where Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan meet-the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)-for a gripping portrait of an honor-bound people shaped and defined by ancient traditions and conflicts. "A striking debut . The power and beauty of these stories are unparalleled in most fiction to come out of south Asia."-Guardian
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"An outstanding collection of short fiction, loosely threaded together by a single character, who is as absent as often as he is present on the page. The only shame is it's taken this long for him to put pen to paper."
— Rob (4 out of 5 stars)
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“A striking debut…The power and beauty of these stories are unparalleled in most fiction to come out of south Asia.”
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“A shadowy, enchanting journey…A gripping book, as important for illuminating the current state of this region as it is timeless in its beautiful imagery and rhythmic prose.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Selected for the October 2012 Indie Next List
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Nominated for the Barnes & Noble Discover Award
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A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2011
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Nominated for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize
The Wandering Falcon Listener Reviews
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" its full of quotable quotes! what a brilliant way to describe the neglected part of the Pakistani world! "
— Rida, 2/20/2014 -
" The narrative in this book is really random, but it kept me interested right to the end, and I feel like I understand tribal life in Afghanistan and Pakistan a whole lot better. "
— Jon, 2/19/2014 -
" Think of an old man telling stories about various tribes in the borderlands where Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan come together, and you'll have a pretty good idea of the nature of this book. Told in simple prose, there's no continuous development. One character appears in every chapter, but usually as a minor character and sometimes merely as a cameo; we certainly never get to know him. We do learn something about the tribal cultures in that region and the challenges they faced roughly at mid-20th century (the timeline is vague), which makes it a worthwhile, short read, but as a novel it's not very satisfying. "
— Marvin, 2/18/2014 -
" I actually give it 3.5 stars. The book seemed more like a collection of short stories that are only loosely connected. But each gives a tantalizing glimpse of bleak lives of the tribes that live on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. "
— Kb, 2/14/2014 -
" A gift from Library Thing. I enjoyed the first half, then it seemed to go off in too many directions about the tribal customs and hatreds in Afghanistan/Pakistan, with too many characters and too many tribes that I could not get interested in. "
— Gerald, 2/1/2014 -
" Good book for those who enjoy reading about the world they know so little about. "
— George, 1/18/2014 -
" technically this should be marked as not read and never should be read by anyone ever......really couldn't get into it, it didn't seem to flow and I didn't care about the characters "
— Lyndsey, 1/16/2014 -
" I found the prose and the characters absorbing - I wanted to know more. So much hardship and pain it would seem unsupportable but it is just life in this bitter landscape. "
— Sarah, 1/7/2014 -
" Well written and interesting start, but too "foreign" for me to finish. "
— Joyce, 1/1/2014 -
" Very well written book. Good follow-up to The Kite Runner. Short too. :) "
— Kathy, 1/21/2013 -
" Fantastic series of stories with a single character woven in throughout. A beautiful and brutal view into another culture. "
— Adam, 11/12/2012 -
" Lyrical slow moving little book failed to keep my attention. I wanted to like it because it is about a nomadic people but just couldn't find purchase on the surface. Beautiful language just wasn't enough for me. "
— Kate, 3/24/2012
About Jamil Ahmad
Jamil Ahmad began his career in
the Middle East in the 1950s, only to become an official in the Pakistani
embassy in Kabul at the time of the Soviet invasion in 1979. His wife later
encouraged him to write, and she typed his handwritten manuscript on a
typewriter with German keys. He lives in Islamabad, Pakistan.
About Piter Marek
Piter Marek is an Lebanon-born American actor known for his role as Jamal Alhabi on the hit television show Castle. Marek grew up in Long Island, New York, and later graduated with a degree in theater from Queens College.