![]() ![]() She is barred entry and forcibly taken home, where she sees that Nana has hanged herself.Īfter this tragedy, Mariam is for a while installed in Jalil’s guestroom. Near her 15th birthday, Mariam goes for the first time to the Herat house Jalil shares with his legitimate wives and children. ![]() ![]() From her parents Mariam inherits conflicting views: Nana’s, that a harami like her must endure a lifetime of pain and Jalil’s, that there is a whole world to discover beyond the kolba. As penance for his adultery, Jalil comes to visit Mariam weekly, bringing her small gifts and news of the world. For the first fifteen years of her life, Mariam lives a secluded life with Nana in a kolba (shack), situated in a clearing away from the main town. Born in 1959 near Herat, Afghanistan, Mariam is the illegitimate child of a wealthy man, Jalil, and his one-time housekeeper, Nana. ![]()
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