End of the Day

A short novel by the Afghan writer Mohammad Hossein Mohammadi, born in Mazar-e-Sharif. The whole story unfolds in a single day and moves between two places: Tehran, where the young labourer Aya works far from home, and Afghanistan, where his mother Bobo cares for his dying father. A quiet, closely observed book about migration, family duty and the distance between those who leave and those who stay. The text is in Persian (Farsi/Dari).

Author: Mohammad Hossein Mohammadi

Persian title: پایان روز

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.