A Curse on Dostoevsky by Atiq Rahimi is a haunting and intellectually daring novel that positions Afghan literature in conversation with one of the great traditions of Western fiction. Originally written in French and translated

Atiq Rahimi’s Earth and Ashes is a devastating and quietly magnificent novella that distills the tragedy of war into its most intimate and unbearable form. Originally written in Dari and later translated into English, this

Atiq Rahimi’s The Patience Stone, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 2008, is a devastating and quietly radical work of fiction — spare in form yet enormous in emotional weight. Originally written in French by

Atiq Rahimi’s A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear is a slender, devastating book that carries the weight of an entire nation within its spare pages. Set in Kabul on the trembling eve of the