The Blood of Things: A Love Letter to Afghanistan

The Blood of Things: A Love Letter to Afghanistan - Hardcover

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The Blood of Things: A Love Letter to Afghanistan - Hardcover

The Blood of Things: A Love Letter to Afghanistan - Hardcover

by Jamaluddin Aram
$22.00
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Book Overview

by Jamaluddin Aram (Author)

An exquisite debut collection on writing, exile, and rebuilding community after losing your homeland.

In elegantly written and meticulously observed essays including "Afghanistan, the Beautiful Land of Endless Suffering," "The Blood of Things," and "Small Memories," Jamaluddin Aram examines the complexities of his place of birth and the demands of forging a career in writing. He explores themes such as displacement, ethnic discrimination, and exile, balanced by the lightness of memory, friendship, and hope. In prose that is at once highly political and deeply personal, Aram writes about "the terrible responsibility of war," the fall of Kabul, and an account that connects his great-grandfather to the medieval Order of Assassins, and subverts entrenched portrayals of his people in popular culture, among other subjects, in a collection that is both sweeping and intimate, immersive and provocative, and which fully reveals his talent as an exciting new voice in nonfiction.

Author Biography

JAMALUDDIN ARAM is an Afghan-Canadian writer. His short story "This Hard Easy Life" was a finalist for the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award in 2020. His debut novel, Nothing Good Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday, won the 2024 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Literary Fiction. He is the associate producer of the Oscar nominated film Buzkashi Boys. He lives in Toronto.

Number of Pages: 200
Dimensions: 0.81 x 8.41 x 5.41 IN
Publication Date: September 15, 2026
ISBN9780771019722
Author Jamaluddin Aram
PublisherMcClelland & Stewart
GenreBiography and Education
FormatHardcover
PublishedSeptember 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages200
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction Social Science

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