Parwana's Evening

Bakhtiyar Ali, the Kurdish novelist from Sulaymaniyah, published this short novel in 1998. It tells of Parwana, a young woman who refuses the rules of a closed, strictly religious community and looks for a place where people may love freely. Written in poetic, dreamlike prose, the book is a lament for young lives crushed by fanaticism and a defence of the freedom to choose. A brief but intense read. The text is in Persian (Farsi/Dari).

Author: Bakhtiyar Ali

Translator: مریوان حلبچه ای

Persian title: غروب‌ پروانه

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.