Define Of Books Pashtun Tales: From the Pakistan-Afghan Frontier
| Title | : | Pashtun Tales: From the Pakistan-Afghan Frontier |
| Author | : | Aisha Ahmad |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | April 2008 by Saqi Books (first published September 15th 2003) |
| Categories | : | Cultural. Pakistan. Nonfiction |
Aisha Ahmad
Paperback | Pages: 368 pages Rating: 3.86 | 85 Users | 13 Reviews
Description Toward Books Pashtun Tales: From the Pakistan-Afghan Frontier
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.With a blend of wit, fantasy, comedy and romance, these tales reflect the Pashtun code of honour and way of life, now seriously threatened by social changes and political upheaval.
Aisha Ahmad obtained her PhD from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She has done research on Pashtun women in the tribal areas and has worked as a consultant for the World Health Organization.
Roger Boase is an honourary Research Fellow at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of The Origin and Meaning of Courtly Love, The Troubadour Revival, and the editor of Islam and Global Dialogue: Religious Pluralism and the Pursuit of Peace.
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| Original Title: | Pashtun Tales From The Pakistan-Afghan Frontier |
| ISBN: | 0863566375 (ISBN13: 9780863566370) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Of Books Pashtun Tales: From the Pakistan-Afghan Frontier
Ratings: 3.86 From 85 Users | 13 ReviewsWrite Up Of Books Pashtun Tales: From the Pakistan-Afghan Frontier
Interesting as it kept me entertained until the end. It was interesting to see how things played out in the many stories included in the book. You can easily be distracted from the world with the stories. In a way it was an interesting end of a holiday .Full Of Adventure, & epic. Best Chapters of this book is Wit and Intelligence, Magic & Miracle, and Epic & Romance.
This is an amazing read.Short folktales of pathan history.I read these then tell them as bedtime stories to my children ☺For Anyone wth a pathan heritage this is a must read.
I really liked this book. I got it originally for dissertation research and found it didn't cover what i thought it would. as a result it has been left aside for a year plus. I started reading it the other day and really love it. it is a bit esoteric but an easy read. the book is a collection of short stories from the Pashtun region of Afgahn/Pakistan borders. and reads like a collection of Brothers Grimm tales, just from South Asia. I have been reading one tale a night to to my son, Greyson, so
Got from public library. Most of the story against women, Male domination is all of that. i won't read this book in life time.
This book is fun for a few of the tales, but it quickly becomes apparent that the tales have a lot of similarities between them. Once you've read a handful of them, that's enough as the rest are going to mostly repeat similar motifs. Still a fun read.
An interesting book ! With flipping each page i felt as I'm flipping the covers of those gone years and I have entered again to the familiar place and age when my mother used to tell me all these bedtime stories. I was once again that little child who enjoys the tales of koh kaaf , fairies, epic, king, and princesses. Best chapters are Wit and Intelligence, and Epic & Romance. It's great job of Aisha Ahmad to collect these tales in one single book! This book indeed is a treasure.
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