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020			_a9780525559191 (hardback)
050	0	0	_aPS3611.O343 _bA615 2019
082	0		_aFIC KOC _2
100	1		_aKochai, Jamil Jan _d(1992-)
245	1	0	_a99 nights in Logar _c/ Jamil Jan Kochai.
246	3		_aNinety-nine nights in Logar
260			_aNew York _b: Viking _c, c2019
300			_a279 pages _c; 22 cm
500			_a"A novel"--Dust jacket.
500			_aOne chapter in unknown South Asian language (page 266-271).
520			_aA coming-of-age story about one boy's journey across contemporary Afghanistan to find and bring home the family dog, blending the grit and immediacy of voice-driven fiction like We Need New Names with the mythmaking of One Thousand and One Nights. Twelve-year-old Marwand's memories from his previous visit to Afghanistan six years ago center on his contentious relationship with Budabash, the terrifying but beloved dog who guards his extended family's compound in Logar. Eager to find an ally in this place that's meant to be "home," Marwand approaches Budabash the way he would any dog on his American suburban block--and the results are disastrous: Marwand loses a finger and Budabash escapes. The resulting search for the family dog is an expertly told adventure, a ninety-nine-night quest that sends Marwand and his cousins across the landscape of Logar. Moving between celebrations and tragedies, deeply humorous and surprisingly tender, 99 Nights in Logar is a vibrant exploration of the power of stories--the ones we tell each other, and the ones we find ourselves in.
546			_aEnglish
650		4	_aComing of age _x-Fiction
650	1	4	_aFamily life _v--Fiction
650	1	4	_aBoys _v--Fiction
650	1	4	_aDogs _v--Fiction
650	1	4	_aFamilies _v--Fiction
651	1	7	_aLowgar (Afghanistan) _j-Fiction
655	1	4	_aLiterary fiction
655	1	4	_aBildungsromans
942			_cMO
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