This February our Faber Fiction Book of the Month is The Blind Man’s Garden by Nadeem Aslam. Running until June, Faber Fiction Book of the Month will be shining a light on a compelling new titles from both new and established authors, and giving reading groups the opportunity to enjoy them without having to wait for the paperback. In this exclusive offer to Reading Groups For Everyone, if you order four or more copies of the same title you will receive a 50% discount. Copies can be purchased from Faber & Faber.
About The Blind Man’s Garden
From the author of Maps for Lost Lovers and The Wasted Vigil comes a searing, exquisitely written novel set in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the months following 9/11 – a story of war, of one family’s losses and of the simplest, most enduring human impulses.
Jeo and Mikal, foster-brothers from a small Pakistani town, secretly enter Afghanistan: not to fight with the Taliban, but to help care for wounded civilians. But it soon becomes apparent that good intentions can’t keep them out of harm’s way …
From the wilds of Afghanistan to the heart of the family left behind – their blind father, haunted by the death of his wife and by the mistakes he may have made in the name of Islam and nationhood; Jeo’s wife, whose increasing resolve helps keep the household running, and her superstitious mother – Aslam takes us on an extraordinary journey.
About Nadeem Aslam
Nadeem Aslam is the author of three previous novels, Season of the Rainbirds (1993), Maps for Lost Lovers (2004) – longlisted for the Booker Prize, shortlisted for the IMPAC Prize, and awarded the Kiriyama Prize and the Encore Award – and, most recently, The Wasted Vigil, described by A. S. Byatt as ‘unforgettable … tragic and beautifully written’. Born in Pakistan, he now lives in England.
Extras
Download the A4 poster here.
Download the Blind Mans Garden Reading Guide for your book club.
Listen to an interview with Nadeem Aslam
Watch a video of Nadeem introducing his book and how he wrote it:
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