情谊的知识见解

Sittinginthemiddleofmyroomthenextmorning,Irippedopenboxafterboxofpresents.Idon’tknowwhyIevenbothered,sinceIjustgavethemajoylessglanceandpitchedthemtothecorneroftheroom.Thepilewasgrowingthere:aPolaroi...

Amirjan,Iknowhowhardyourfatherwasonyouwhenyouweregrowingup.Isawhowyousufferedandyearnedforhisaffections,andmyheartbledforyou.Butyourfatherwasamantornbetweentwohalves,Amirjan:youandHassan.Helovedyoubot...

BabanevermissedHassan'sbirthday.Forawhile,heusedtoaskHassanwhathewanted,buthegaveupdoingthatbecauseHassanwasalwaystoomodesttoactuallysuggestapresent.SoeverywinterBabapickedsomethingouthimself.Hebo...

GINGERLY,IWALKEDupthedrivewaywheretuftsofweednowgrewbetweenthesun-fadedbricks.Istoodoutsidethegatesofmyfather’shouse,feelinglikeastranger.Isetmyhandsontherustybars,rememberinghowI’drunthroughthesesa...

12岁的阿富汗富家少爷阿米尔与仆人哈桑情同手足。然而，在一场风筝比赛后，发生了一件悲惨不堪的事，阿米尔为自己的懦弱感到自责和痛苦，逼走了哈桑，不久，自己也跟随父亲逃往美国。成年后的阿米尔始终无法原谅自己当年对哈桑的...

SIXTEENTherewerealotofreasonswhyIwenttoHazarajattofindHassanin1986.Thebiggestone,Allahforgiveme,wasthatIwaslonely.Bythen,mostofmyfriendsandrelativeshadeitherbeenkilledorhadescapedthecountrytoPakistano...

Onetime,abrattyHindikidwhosefamilyhadrecentlymovedintotheneighborhoodtoldusthatinhisHometown,kitefightinghadstrictrulesandregulations."Youhavetoplayinaboxedareaandyouhavetostandatarightangletothewind,...

Insanely,Iwantedtogoin.WantedtowalkupthefrontstepswhereAliusedtomakeHassanandmetakeoffoursnowboots.Iwantedtostepintothefoyer,smelltheorangepeelAlialwaystossedintothestovetoburnwithsawdust.Sitatthekitc...

“Don’teverstareatthem!Doyouunderstandme?Never!”“Ididn’tmeanto,”Isaid.“Yourfriendisquiteright,Agha.Youmightaswellpokearabiddogwithastick,”someonesaid.Thisnewvoicebelongedtoanoldbeggarsittingbar...

Sohrabemergedfromthebathroomafewminuteslater.HehadbarelysaidadozenwordssincethemeetingwithRaymondAndrewsandmyattemptsatconversationhadonlymetwithanodoramonosyllabicreply.Heclimbedintobed,pulledtheblan...

“Youbarelylookedatthepicture,myfriend,”Faridsaid.“Whynottakeacloserlook?”“Lotfan,”Iadded.manbehindthedoortookthepicture.Studiedit.Handeditbacktome.“Nay,sorry.Iknowjustabouteverysinglechildinthi...

Hergoodeyerolledtohim.“Ihavewalkedlongandfartoseeifyouareasbeautifulinthefleshasyouareinmydreams.Andyouare.Evenmore.”Shepulledhishandtoherscarredface.“Smileforme.Please.”Hassandidandtheoldwomanwep...

ASTARLESS,BLACKNIGHTfallsoverIslamabad.It’safewhourslaterandIamsittingnowonthefloorofatinyloungeoffthecorridorthatleadstotheemergencyward.Beforemeisadullbrowncoffeetableclutteredwithnewspapersanddog-...

“PUTITDOWN!”“PUTITDOWN!”Assefletgoofmythroat.LungedatslingshotmadeathwiiiiitsoundwhenSohrabreleasedthecup.ThenAssefwasscreaming.Heputhishandwherehislefteyehadbeenjustamomentago.Bloodoozedbetweenhi...

“Hassan’snotgoinganywhere,”Babasnapped.Heduganewholewiththetrowel,strikingthedirtharderthanhehadto.“He’sstayingrightherewithus,wherehebelongs.Thisishishomeandwe’rehisfamily.Don’tyoueveraskmetha...

“Wearehonoredtowelcomethesonofamansuchasyourselfintoourfamily,”hesaid.“Yourreputationprecedesyou.IwasyourhumbleadmirerinKabulandremainsotoday.Wearehonoredthatyourfamilyandourswillbejoined.“Amirjan...

ButitrainedtheafternoonBabatookAliandHassantothebusstation.Thunderheadsrolledin,paintedtheskyirongray.Withinminutes,sheetsofrainweresweepingin,thesteadyhissoffallingwaterswellinginmyears.Babahadoffere...

AndhowwasIgoingtoreconcilethisnewimageofBabawiththeonethathadbeenimprintedonmymindforsolong,thatofhiminhisoldbrownsuit,hobblinguptheTaheris’drivewaytoaskforSoraya’shand?Hereisanotherclichémycreativ...

Asmile.Lopsided.Hardlythere.Butthere.Behindus,kidswerescampering,andameleeofscreamingkiterunnerswaschasingtheloosekitedriftinghighabovethetrees.Iblinkedandthesmilewasgone.Butithadbeenthere.Ihadseenit....

"Justletusgo,Assef,"Isaid,hatingthewaymyvoicetrembled."We'renotbotheringyou.""放我们走，阿塞夫，"我说，对自己颤抖的声音感到厌恶，"我们没有碍着你。""Oh,you'rebotheringme,"Assefsaid.AndIsawwithasinkingh...

Butitwasn’tjustthatshe’dfoundanaudienceforhermonologuesofillness.IfirmlybelievedthatifIhadpickeduparifleandgoneonamurderingrampage,Iwouldhavestillhadthebenefitofherunblinkinglove.BecauseIhadridherhe...

“ThefirsttimeyousawaTalib.”Isaidnothing.Theoldbeggarnoddedandsmiled.Revealedahandfulofremainingteeth,allcrookedandyellow.“IrememberthefirsttimeIsawthemrollingintoKabul.Whatajoyousdaythatwas!”hesai...

Iputmyglassontheledge,wherearowofherpottedgeraniumsweredrippingwater.“IthinkIagreewithGeneralSahib.”Reassured,thegeneralnoddedandwentbacktothegrill.Weallhadourreasonsfornotadopting.Sorayahadhers,the...

THENEXTMORNING,IwaitedinmyroomforAlitoclearthebreakfasttableinthekitchen.Waitedforhimtodothedishes,wipethecounters.IlookedoutmybedroomwindowandwaiteduntilAliandHassanwentgroceryshoppingtothebazaar,pus...

“Yes.”IrememberedthewordsfromHassan’sletter.IhavetoldmuchaboutyoutoFarzanajanandSohrab,aboutusgrowinguptogetherandplayinggamesandrunninginthestreets.TheylaughatthestoriesofallthemischiefyouandIused...