{"product_id":"the-wandering-falcon-9780241954058","title":"The Wandering Falcon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wandering Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e is Jamil Ahmad''s harsh and beautiful portrait of a tribal landscape.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN ASIAN PRIZE 2011\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE DSC SOUTH ASIAN PRIZE 2013\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe boy known as Tor Baz - the black falcon - wanders the tribal landscape of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. He meets men who fight under different flags, and women who risk everything if they break their society''s code of honour. Where has he come from, and where will fate take him?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Striking. One of the finest collections of short stories to come out of south Asia in decades. Rarely has a writer shown greater empathy for its people, or brought such wisdom and knowledge to writing about a terrain largely inaccessible. The power and beauty of these stories are unparalleled in most fiction to come out of south Asia''  \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Astonishing''  \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Remarkable. Written in a style that has about it the reverberant cl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly evokes the harshness of nomadic life. Chilling. * Metro *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the finest collections of short stories to come out of south Asia in decades. Rarely has a writer shown greater empathy for its people, or brought such wisdom and knowledge to writing about a terrain largely inaccessible * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eAuthentic and poetic * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eMesmerising * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eSuperb. The work of a gifted story teller who has lived in the world of his fiction, and who offers his readers rare insight, wisdom and - above all - pleasure -- Mohsin Hamid * - *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful debut * The Economist *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151084122455,"sku":"9780241954058","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wandering-falcon-9780241954058","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}