SEEKING LOGAR
Feb 02, 2019
3 minutes
Personal essay by Jamil Jan Kochai Illustration by Jen Leem-Bruggen
99 Nights in Logar is a coming-of-age novel set in Afghanistan written by Jamil Jan Kochai. Here the author reflects on his parents’ birth place, the village of Logar where his story is set, and examines how it has shaped his personal and written identity.
When I was six years old, I visited my parents’ home village in Mohammad Agha District, Logar Province, Afghanistan. Since then Logar has
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