Ashes of Light

A 520-page hardcover volume of poems by the Afghan poet Abdullah Naibi. Written in Persian (Dari), the collection includes ghazals in which love, separation and devotion are expressed through images of light, sunrise and dawn. Its length makes it a substantial gathering of the poet's work rather than a slim selection. For readers of contemporary Afghan poetry and for personal libraries.

Author: Abdullah Naibi

Original title: خاکستر نور

Bought from a Kabul bookshop and hand-delivered — the recipient inspects it at the door before accepting. The edition and cover may differ from the photo.