A Curse on Dostoevsky by Rahimi, Atiq

A Curse on Dostoevsky (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781590515471)

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A Curse on Dostoevsky by Rahimi, Atiq

A Curse on Dostoevsky

$14.95
A Curse on Dostoevsky by Rahimi, Atiq

A Curse on Dostoevsky

$14.95
Format: Paperback
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Reading Dostoevsky in Afghanistan becomes "crime without punishment"

Rassoul remembers reading Crime and Punishment as a student of Russian literature in Leningrad, so when, with axe in hand, he kills the wealthy old lady who prostitutes his beloved Sophia, he thinks twice before taking her money or killing the woman whose voice he hears from another room. He wishes only to expiate his crime and be rightfully punished. Out of principle, he gives himself up to the police. But his country, after years of civil war, has fallen into chaos. In Kabul there is only violence, absurdity, and deafness, and Rassoul's desperate attempt to be heard turns into a farce.

This is a novel that not only flirts with literature but also ponders the roles of sin, guilt, and redemption in the Muslim world. At once a nostalgic ode to the magic of Persian tales and a satire on the dire reality of now, A Curse on Dostoevsky also portrays the resilience and wit of Afghani women, an aspect of his culture that Rahimi never forgets.

Author: Atiq Rahimi
ISBN-10: 1590515471
ISBN-13: 9781590515471
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Language: English
Published: 03/04/2014
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.53w x 0.71d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/09/2013
Booklist 02/01/2014 pg. 22
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2014
Library Journal 12/01/2014 pg. 99
By Atiq Rahimi
By Atiq Rahimi
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Atiq Rahimi was born in Afghanistan in 1962 and fled to France in 1984, where he has become an award-winning author (2008 Prix Goncourt) and filmmaker (2004 Prix un certain regard, Cannes). The film adaptation of his novel The Patience Stone, which he co-wrote and directed, was selected as the Afghan entry for the 2012 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. In recent years, he has returned to Afghanistan many times to set up a writers' house in Kabul and offer support and training to young writers and filmmakers. He lives in Paris.

Polly McLean is a freelance translator from Oxford, England. Winner of the 2009 Scott Moncrieff Prize, she has translated titles by Catherine Deneuve and Sylvia Kristel, as well as the award-winning Secret by Philippe Grimbert.

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