| ID | 145929 |
| Title Proper | Need for vengeance or the need to Mourn? Atiq Rahimi's exploration of “Afghan” self-identity in earth and ashes |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kingsbury, William |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | It has been said of Atiq Rahimi's novel Earth and Ashes that the author intends it to convey a loss of any vision for a better future in Afghanistan. This essay neither disputes nor affirms this, but instead argues that this tone of disillusionment is sustained for a specific purpose—namely, to show how a belief in the Afghan requirement of vengeance helps sustain cycles of violence in Afghanistan. No critical work has explored this key motivation for the writing of the novel; this article does so using a method of close reading that enables an evaluation of the role the reader is afforded as part of this endeavor, be they natives or outsiders to this culture. |
| `In' analytical Note | Iranian Studies Vol. 49, No.4; Jul 2016: p.635-655 |
| Journal Source | Iranian Studies Vol: 49 No 4 |
| Key Words | Identity ; Trauma ; Afghan ; Atiq Rahimi ; Vengeance |