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The Thousand Rooms of Dreams and Fear

The Thousand Rooms of Dreams and Fear

Literary Fiction
Pages
208
Published
2006
Language
English

Synopsis

This novel explores the inner world of a man grappling with his past and the fragmented nature of memory. As he navigates his present, the lines between reality and hallucination blur, forcing him to confront buried traumas and the unsettling truths that lie within his own mind. It's a journey into the labyrinth of consciousness, where dreams and fears intertwine.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkEmotionalComplexReflective

Genres

Literary Fiction

About the author

A
Atiq Rahimi

Atiq Rahimi is an Afghan-French novelist and filmmaker, born in Kabul in 1962. He fled Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion and was granted political asylum in France in 1984, later becoming a dual French-Afghan citizen. His novel Syngué sabour (The Patience Stone) won the Prix Goncourt in 2008; he also wrote and directed its 2012 film adaptation. His other novels include Earth and Ashes (Terre et cendres) and A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear (Les Mille Maisons du rêve et de la terreur).

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