#parvana

THEYRE SO CUTE

But in the movie it’s different. Brother was a runner, a track star, an athlete. Unless I’m stupid who got the meaning wrong, he had a very interesting past and became not just a teacher but one of the youngest headmasters in Afghanistan. Is this important for Parvana’s story? No. Is it accurate to the book? No but is it interesting and adds depth to the story of making them their own character and not just a person in Parvana’s story. Yes

Narullah isn’t the only character like this, there’s Soraya who’s personally my favorite from these boxes since we see deep into her thoughts and interest. As well as Idrees. They’re all so interesting and developed. Different from the books but in a good way.

More bc im feeling generous 😏

Farebi -> iss tarah

Travel Destination: Afghanistan

Parvana by Deborah Ellis

There are many types of battle in Afghanistan. Imagine living in a country where women and girls are not allowed to leave the house without a man. Imagine having to wear clothes that cover every part of your body, including your face, whenever you go out. This is the life of Parvana, a young girl growing up in Afghanistan under the control of an extreme religious military group.

When soldiers burst into her home and drag her father off to prison, Parvana is forced to take responsibility for her whole family, dressing as a boy to make a living in the marketplace of Kabul, risking her life in the dangerous and volatile city.

One Half from the East by Nadia Hashimi

Obayda’s family is in need of some good fortune, and her aunt has an idea to bring the family luck—dress Obayda, the youngest of four sisters, as a boy, a bacha posh.

Life in this in-between place is confusing, but once Obayda meets another bacha posh, everything changes. Their transformation won’t last forever, though unless the two best friends can figure out a way to make it stick and make their newfound freedoms endure.

Born Under a Million Shadows by Andrea Busfield

The Taliban have disappeared from Kabul's streets, but the long shadows of their brutal regime remain. In his short life eleven-year-old Fawad has known more grief than most: his father and brother have been killed, his sister has been abducted, and Fawad and his mother, Mariya, must rely on the charity of family to eke out a hand-to-mouth existence.

Then Mariya finds a position as housekeeper for a charismatic western woman, Georgie, and Fawad dares to hope for an end to their struggle. He soon discovers that his beloved Georgie is caught up in a dangerous love affair with the powerful Afghan warlord Haji Khan, a legendary name on the streets of Kabul.

The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi

A wife dutifully cares for her husband who lays brain dead with a bullet lodged in his neck, but as she confronts her frustrations with his injury and the petty war that caused it, she begins to test the boundaries of his awareness by revealing deeply held secrets and confronting her darkest, most repressed thoughts. While in the streets rival factions clash, she speaks of her life, never knowing if her husband really hears. The result is an extraordinary confession, without restraint, about sex and love and anger toward a man, and by extension a culture, who never offered her respect of kindness. Her admission releases the immense pressure of marital, social, and religious subjugation, and ends with the most shocking revelation of all.

A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi

For two decades, Zeba was a loving wife, a patient mother, and a peaceful villager. But her quiet life is shattered when her husband, Kamal, is found brutally murdered with a hatchet in the courtyard of their home. Nearly catatonic with shock, Zeba is unable to account for her whereabouts at the time of his death. Her children swear their mother could not have committed such a heinous act. Kamal's family is sure she did, and demands justice.