Review: ‘The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories,’ by Jamil Jan Kochai - The New York Times

In his new story collection, “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak,” Jamil Jan Kochai explores the intergenerational impact of conflict.

At times Kochai relies disappointingly on caricature. The Taliban, or Ts as he calls them, are thinly described fanatics. The Americans are broadly painted imperialists. In the story The Parable of G… [+1568 chars]

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