| The Wasted Vigil Contributor(s): Aslam, Nadeem (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307388743 ISBN-13: 9780307388742 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $20.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: In The Wasted Vigil, Nadeem Aslam, the award-winning author of "Maps for Lost Lovers, "brilliantly knits together five seemingly unconnected lives to create a luminous story set in contemporary Afghanistan. There's Marcus, an English expat who was married to an outspoken Afghani doctor; David, a former American spy; Lara, from St. Petersburg, looking for traces of her brother, a Russian soldier who disappeared years before; Casa, a young Afghani whose hatred of the Americans has plunged him into the blinding depths of zealotry; and James, an American Special Forces soldier. Aslamreveals the intertwining paths that these characters have traveled, constructing a timely and intimate portrait of the complex ties that bind us and the wars that continue to tear us apart. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Cultural Heritage - Fiction | War & Military |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.26" W x 8.2" (0.56 lbs) 336 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In The Wasted Vigil, Nadeem Aslam, the award-winning author of Maps for Lost Lovers, brilliantly knits together five seemingly unconnected lives to create a luminous story set in contemporary Afghanistan.There's Marcus, an English expat who was married to an outspoken Afghani doctor; David, a former American spy; Lara, from St. Petersburg, looking for traces of her brother, a Russian soldier who disappeared years before; Casa, a young Afghani whose hatred of the Americans has plunged him into the blinding depths of zealotry; and James, an American Special Forces soldier. Aslamreveals the intertwining paths that these characters have traveled, constructing a timely and intimate portrait of the complex ties that bind us and the wars that continue to tear us apart. |