The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories by Jamil Jan Kochai, Read by a Full Cast
A Moving and Fantastical Exploration of the Impacts of War
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Peter Ganim, Suehyla El-Attar Young, and Fajer Al-Kaisi narrate The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories, a collection of short stories that examine the impact of America’s war on terror on Afghans and Afghan Americans. Jamil Jan Kochai’s novel is a 2022 National Book Award finalist, and host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Kendra Winchester discuss the stories that at times contain elements of the fantastical and the absurd—along with insights into characters impacted by war.
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