Description
Blending the grit and immediacy of The Fishermen with the myth-making of One Thousand and One Nights , a coming of age story about one boy's journey across contemporary Afghanistan to find and bring home the family dog
Twelve-year-old Marwand's memories from his previous visit to Afghanistan six years ago center on his contentious relationship with Budabash, the terrifying but beloved dog who guards his extended family's compound in Logar. Eager to find an ally in this place that's meant to be "home," Marwand approaches Budabash the way he would any dog on his American suburban block--and the results are Marwand loses a finger and Budabash escapes.
The resulting search for the family dog is an expertly told adventure, a 99-night quest that sends Marwand and his cousins into unexpected confrontations with American soldiers, to a wedding where they must go undercover, and across Logar. Moving between celebrations and tragedies, deeply humorous and surprisingly tender, 99 Nights in Logar is a vibrant exploration of the power of stories--the ones we tell each other, and the ones we find ourselves in.
Twelve-year-old Marwand's memories from his previous visit to Afghanistan six years ago center on his contentious relationship with Budabash, the terrifying but beloved dog who guards his extended family's compound in Logar. Eager to find an ally in this place that's meant to be "home," Marwand approaches Budabash the way he would any dog on his American suburban block--and the results are Marwand loses a finger and Budabash escapes.
The resulting search for the family dog is an expertly told adventure, a 99-night quest that sends Marwand and his cousins into unexpected confrontations with American soldiers, to a wedding where they must go undercover, and across Logar. Moving between celebrations and tragedies, deeply humorous and surprisingly tender, 99 Nights in Logar is a vibrant exploration of the power of stories--the ones we tell each other, and the ones we find ourselves in.