The Gloomy House

A collection of short stories by Maryam Mahboob, the Afghan writer born in Maymana who has spent many years living abroad. She is known for fiction about Afghan migrants and about the lives of women under the weight of family and social custom, and these stories return to those concerns in plain, familiar language. A slim book for readers who want to hear Afghan voices in contemporary fiction. The text is in Persian (Farsi/Dari).

Author: Maryam Mahboob

Persian title: خانه دلگیر

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.