Tali Girls

A novel by Siamak Herawi, one of the most widely read Afghan novelists writing today. It tells the story of girls growing up in a poor village in north-western Afghanistan and what poverty, forced marriage and armed men do to their lives. The novel has also appeared in English as Tali Girls. This edition is the original Persian (Dari) text. For readers of contemporary Afghan fiction.

Author: Siamak Herawi

Original title: دختران تالی

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