The storyteller of the Swat Valley

September 26, 2011 15:33

Nearly 40 years after Jamil Ahmad, now 80, completed his novel based on his experiences as a civil servant in Pakistan's tribal northwest, The Wandering Falcon is getting raves. Read the report in the LA Times.

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