“Powerful, profound and deeply moving, new fiction by Afghan women writers will expand your mind and elevate your heart” ELIF SHAFAK
“My Pen Is The Wing of a Bird; it will tell you those thoughts we are not allowed to think, those dreams we are not allowed to dream.”
“My Pen Is The Wing of a Bird” is a landmark collection: the first anthology of short fiction by Afghan women. Eighteen writers tell stories that are both unique and universal – stories of family, work, childhood, friendship, war, gender identity and cultural traditions.
“This book reminds us that everyone has a story. Stories matter; so too the storytellers. Afghan women writers, informed and inspired by their own personal experiences, are best placed to bring us these powerful insights into the lives of Afghans and, most of all, the lives of women. Women’s lives, in their own words – they matter.” Lyse Doucet in her Introduction.
