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Pashtun Tales: From the Pakistan-Afghan Frontier | 
 enlarge | Authors: Aisha Ahmed, Roger Boase
Publisher: Saqi Books
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 376340
Media: Paperback
Pages: 379
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Dimensions (in): 19.5 x 12.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0863566375
Dewey Decimal Number: 398
EAN: 9780863566370
ASIN: 0863566375
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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Product Description
"Witty, macabre, beautiful and poignant."-The Independent on Sunday These stories were collected in the tribal areas of the Pakistan-Afghan border, a region once described as "the last free place on earth," where the caravan routes from Persia, India, and China historically converged. Blending wit, fantasy, comedy, and romance, these tales reflect the Pashtun code of honor and way of life. Aisha Ahmad researched Pashtun women in the tribal areas and worked as a consultant for the World Health Organization. Roger Boase is the author of The Origin and Meaning of Courtly Love and The Troubadour Revival.
Book Description
These oral tales were collected in the tribal areas on the Pakistan-Afghan frontier, a region described as the last free place on earth. With their blend of wit, fantasy, comedy, and romance, they reflect the Pashtun code of honor and way of life that are now seriously threatened by social changes and recent political events. Most of them, such as the epic tale of Hazrat Ali, have never been recorded before, and might otherwise have been lost forever. Some are recognizable as universal types, such as a version of Androcles and the Lion and of the tale that provided Shakespeare with the plot of King Lear.
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