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Jamil ahmad the wandering falcon jamil ahmad, a retired pakistani civil servant became a literary star at the age of 78. After reworking the 35yearold manuscript, ahmad sent it to khan, who championed it, and showed it to an editor at penguin. If you want to know more about central asian tribal areas. The wandering falcon by jamil ahmad is a story about a people, not a character. Steve inskeep says jamil ahmads novel the wandering falcon presents a compelling picture of the border areas between pakistan and. Ahmad knits together a series of short stories that cover the life arc of one young man, tor baz the wandering falcon of the title. In this extraordinary tale, tor baz, the young boy descended from both chiefs and outlaws who becomes the wandering falcon, moves between the tribes of pakistan and. The wandering falcon by jamil ahmad, paperback barnes. Jamil ahmad author of the wandering falcon 2011 at.
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