99 Nights in Logar
Jamil Jan Kochai • 2019 • Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Author
- Jamil Jan Kochai
- First published
- 2019
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Genres
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781408898437
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Published in 2019 by Bloomsbury, 99 Nights in Logar is the debut novel by Afghan-American author Jamil Jan Kochai. The narrative follows twelve-year-old Marwand as he navigates a journey through Logar province in Afghanistan to retrieve his dog, Bud Galahad, who has bitten off his finger. The story was written to bridge the cultural gap between the author's upbringing in the United States and the complex, often fractured history of his family's homeland.
Kochai's approach to the design and tone of the work draws heavily on the picaresque novel tradition, blending elements of Afghan folklore and oral storytelling with a modern, satirical sensibility. Critically, the work was praised for its stylistic ambition and its refusal to rely on typical tropes regarding the Afghan experience, instead opting for a surreal and intimate exploration of identity, family lineage, and the lingering echoes of war.
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