Atiq RahimiLiterary Fiction · Fiction·b. 1962
Earth and Ashes
Synopsis
When war shatters his village, an elderly man and his deaf grandson Yassin are left to navigate a dangerous Afghanistan. Their only hope is to reach the coal mine where Yassin's father works. With meager supplies and the uncertain kindness of strangers, they face a perilous journey through a land torn apart by conflict.