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99 nights in logar

ID 339107
Slug 99-nights-in-logar
Contributors
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Description Laconic, sharp and playful, 99 Nights in Logar is a stunning coming-of-age novel and a portrait of Afghanistan like no other, from an unforgettable new voice<br></br><br></br>Me and Gul and Zia and Dawoud out on the roads of Logar, together, for the first time, hoping to get Budabash back home before nightfall<br></br><br></br>It is 2005 in Logar, Afghanistan, and twelve-year-old Marwand has returned from America with his family for the summer. He loses the tip of his finger to the village dog, Budabash, who then escapes. Marwand's quest to find Budabash, over 99 nights, begins.<br></br><br></br>The resulting search is an exuberantly told adventure, one that takes Marwand and his cousins across Logar, through mazes, into floods and unexpected confrontations with American soldiers. Moving between celebrations and tragedies, Marwand must confront family secrets and his own identity as he returns to a home he's missed for six years. 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.
Bestseller 60
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300 Literaire fictie algemeen NUR
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Publisher Penguin US
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Language eng
Page count 288
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Publication date first 2019-01-08
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  • ISBN: 9780525559191 (BB)
  • ISBN: 9781408898437 (BC)
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