Shortlisted for the DSC Prize 2019Laconic, sharp and playful, 99 Nights in Logar is a stunning comingofage novel and a portrait of Afghanistan like no other, from an unforgettable new voiceMe and Gul and Zia and Dawoud out on the roads of Logar, together, for the first time, hoping to get Budabash back home before nightfallIt is 2005 in Logar, Afghanistan, and twelveyearold 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. Marwands quest to find Budabash, over 99 nights, begins.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 hes 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.Charming and unpredictable ... A narrative style fizzing with surprise ObserverA revelation, in every sense of the word Justin TorresFerocious, funny, rude, and freewheeling Karan Mahajan

Binding: Paperback;288 pages; Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Classification: FA; Weight: 324 g; Dimensions: 130 x 197 x 19

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