Everyone's Pain Is Their Own Affair

This is a collection of poems by Afif Bakhtari, one of the distinctive voices of contemporary Afghan poetry. Bakhtari believed a poet writes only when he cannot do otherwise, and his verses carry that honesty: loneliness, love, the weariness of long years of war, and a dry, self-aware humour. The volume gathers his work in one place for readers who have found it hard to obtain. A fine gift for lovers of Dari poetry. The text is in Persian (Farsi/Dari).

Author: Afif Bakhtari

Persian title: درد هر کس به خودش مربوط است

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.