A Thousand Rooms of Dreams and Fear Author:Atiq Rahimi Farhad is a typical student, interested in wine, women, and poetry, and negligent of the religious conservatism of his grandfather. But it is 1979 and Afghanistan is in the early days of the pro-Soviet coup. Farhad goes out drinking with a friend who is about to flee to Pakistan; a few hours later he regains consciousness in a strange house, bea... more »ten, and confused. As his mind sifts through its memories, fears, and hallucinations, and the outlines of reality start to harden, he realizes that if he is to escape the soldiers who wish to finish the job they started, he too must leave everything he loves behind him and find a way to get to Pakistan. This is a mesmerizing tale that offers a personal look at the fractured mind and emotions of a country caught between religion and the political machinations of the world?s super powers.« less