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Sci-fi elements help a family's story before and after warfare

Sci-fi elements help a family's story before and after warfare

FromNPR's Book of the Day


Sci-fi elements help a family's story before and after warfare

FromNPR's Book of the Day

ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jul 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Displacement, identity and the aftermath of warfare are themes running through today's episode on 'The Haunting of Hajji Hotak.' Author Jamil Jan Kochai talks with Ari Shapiro about why he used elements of science fiction like video games and magical realism to tell a largely autobiographical story of his family's life in Afghanistan before and after the Soviet invasion.
Released:
Jul 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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