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“And the rain kept falling, the clamor rising, and I stood, imagining the face of the flag playing music, and I dancing, the applause growing louder, the smile radiating, so I rose into the air, then plummeted to the ground, one knee outstretched, the other bent, the dagger in hand, weaving circles of light, so that there would be no darkness afterward. Then I heard his voice saying to me: ‘Play with your foot, strike the earth with it, pierce it.’ And now they have pierced his heart.”
” The novel, in its broad scope, presents a serious exploration of social conflict, embodied in structures entrenched by prolonged injustice and tragic deprivation. These structures have deepened the contradictions and widened the chasm separating them, to the point where bridges have been severed or nearly so, and Afghans have drifted apart, leaving no possibility of rapprochement. Two generations, represented by a father and son, engage in a battle of rejection, defiance, and a struggle to shake the very foundations of the exploitative elite. This is the son’s objective, while the father remains entrenched in his familiar ways, sacrificing everything to maintain his position and gains. Behind the scenes, a strange and compelling, bloody, tragic, and devastating battle rages between them, culminating in a black curtain drawn between them as the light is extinguished, darkness prevails, and total separation is established. Throughout the narrative, a profound upheaval occurs, the ground trembles, and the struggle intensifies. The blade represents a hope yet to be realized, but it remains a powerful hope, carrying with it the promise of a better future, one in which social structures evolve, conditions change, and become more humane.
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