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This book traces an Afghan refugee's extraordinary journey - from his early life as a shepherd boy in the mountains of Northern Afghanistan to his forced exile after being captured and tortured by the Taliban, to incarceration in an Australian detention centre... and finally to freedom. A poignant and powerful, often humorous, story of suffering, injustice and survival that explores the resilience of the human spirit.
"An extraordinary account of an epic journey to freedom, told with great intelligence, humour, poetry and integrity. Even in his darkest hours of despair, Najaf clings to hope and his deep love of life and people." - Arnold Zable - Writer and refugee advocate
Najaf donates all royalties from the sale of this book to the Masawat Development Fund which he founded to raise funds to support health and education programs in Mazar-e-Sharif and surrounding villages.
Beautifully captured and penned by award-winning biographer Robert Hillman, this is a compelling story of an exceptional yet 'ordinary' man whose generous spirit, natural leadership and desire for peace transcends enormous danger and heartbreak.
The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif follows the extraordinary journey of Najaf Mazari from the despair of Afghanistan under the Taliban regime to the flowering of a new life in Australia. Unaware of the fragility of innocence in a country torn by civil war, Najaf describes his childhood working as a shepherd, an apprentice welder and, finally, finding his calling as an apprentice rugmaker.
"After a few months I was weaving simple quality rugs without assistance... but then came the more difficult tasks - learning to repair rugs, to stretch rugs, to match colours, make colours, create a design that does justice to fine yarns... It was during my initiation into the deeper mysteries of my craft that I began to understand how a world can exist within a single room. For when my concentration was at its greatest, it felt that the world lived in the yarns, in the colours and in the skills of rugmaking."
Family joy soon turns to tragedy as the war between the Russian forces and the Mujahedin violently thrusts its way into Najaf's life - first his elder brother is killed by a sniper, then his family home is destroyed by a stray rocket, killing both his younger brother and brother-in-law. Najaf, too, is badly wounded and is reduced to selling crotcheted socks on a street corner while his injuries slowly heal. Eventually returning to rugmaking, Najaf trains himself not to think too far into the future.
In 2001, the adult Najaf is captured and tortured by the Taliban. He is forced to flee Afghanistan, leaving his wife and child behind to place his life in the hands of people-smugglers, bound for an unknown destination. Half way across the world in south-east Asia, Najaf and almost a hundred other refugees learn for the first time that they are bound for a country at the bottom of the world called 'Australia'...
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从社会评论的角度来看，这本书提供了一个非常独特且富有洞察力的视角，它不动声色地触及了传统手工艺在快速现代化浪潮下面临的困境与坚守。作者的笔触是极其富有同情心的，但又避免了落入廉价的伤感或刻板的浪漫化。人物的挣扎、妥协与抗争，都展现出一种超越时代限制的普遍性。我特别留意到作者是如何巧妙地平衡宏大的历史背景和微观的个人生活之间的尺度的，两者之间始终保持着一种动态的平衡，使得故事既有厚重的历史感，又不失个人命运的揪心。这种平衡的艺术，是很多试图探讨社会议题的小说所难以企及的。它成功地将一个看似地域性极强的主题，提升到了一个关于身份、继承与消亡的普世哲学层面，让人在阅读完激动之余，更会陷入沉思。
评分这本书的结构处理得非常大胆，它似乎拒绝遵循任何传统的线性叙事规范，而是采用了碎片化、多层次的叙事手法，这对于一些习惯于直白故事的读者来说，或许会构成一定的挑战。然而，正是这种跳跃和回溯，构建出一种更接近记忆本身的工作方式——它们是交织的、充满象征意义的。作者的语言风格是极其凝练的，很多时候，一个精心选择的动词或一个不寻常的形容词，就能瞬间点燃整个场景的氛围，那种文学张力是需要读者沉下心来细细品味的。我尤其欣赏作者在处理人物复杂情感时的克制，所有的激烈都内化于行动和环境描写之中，而不是通过大段的内心独白来宣泄。读完之后，我感觉自己像是解开了一个极其复杂的结，那种豁然开朗的满足感，是许多情节驱动型小说无法给予的。它要求读者投入相当的智力参与，去填补那些留白的意义，这本身就是一种愉悦的智力锻炼。
评分这本书的语言运用充满了音乐性和韵律感，即使是翻译的版本，也依然能感受到那种独特的节奏在字里行间流淌。它不像是一部小说，倒更像是一部长篇的散文诗，或者是一部由无数细小观察串联而成的视觉蒙太奇。作者对于光影、纹理和声音的描摹，精准得令人难以置信，几乎可以构建出一个三维的感官空间。我个人的阅读习惯是偏爱情节紧凑的故事，所以一开始我有些担心这种偏向氛围营造的文字风格会让我感到乏味，但很快就被其强大的感染力所捕获。这种感染力并非来自戏剧性的冲突，而是源于一种深刻的“在场感”——你感觉自己仿佛就坐在那个工作台旁，目睹着材料如何被塑形，生命如何在方寸之间得以延续。最终，这本书留下的印象是一种温润而持久的美感，它静静地待在那里，像一件打磨了无数次、具有生命力的艺术品。
评分坦率地说，这本书在某些章节显得有些晦涩难懂，它似乎更倾向于营造一种诗意的氛围，而不是提供清晰明确的答案。我花了相当大的力气去理解一些隐喻，特别是那些与地域文化紧密相关的意象，如果读者对背景知识了解不足，可能会感觉像是隔着一层毛玻璃在看风景。但奇怪的是，即便是这种“看不清”，也带有某种令人着迷的魔力。它迫使我不断地回到前文去重读，去反刍那些看似无关紧要的细节，从中寻找新的线索和连接点。这种阅读过程不是轻松的消遣，更像是一场探寻古代秘境的艰苦跋涉，每一步都需要谨慎的判断。然而，一旦某个关键的意象或象征意义在你脑海中突然清晰起来，那种发现的喜悦是无与伦比的，仿佛自己也参与构建了作者的那个世界。这绝对是一本需要反复阅读才能完全消化的作品，它的深度隐藏在看似平静的水面之下。
评分这本书的叙事节奏像是在一条古老的丝绸之路上缓慢而坚定地前行，每一次翻页都像是拂去了一层厚厚的、带着异域风情的尘土。作者对细节的捕捉简直令人叹为观止，那种将读者直接拽入特定文化肌理之中的能力，着实高明。我能清晰地想象出那些手工编织的图案如何在昏暗的灯光下闪烁着微光，以及空气中弥漫着的羊毛和天然染料特有的气味。它不仅仅是关于某一个人的故事，更像是对一个传统技艺、一种生活哲学的深情致敬。文字的堆砌没有丝毫的冗余，反而像精心挑选的线材，每一根都有其存在的理由和必要性。特别是对于环境与人物内心世界的相互映射，处理得极为精妙，让人在阅读的过程中不断思考人与手艺、与历史之间那种剪不断理还乱的联系。这种沉浸式的阅读体验，远超出了我对一本小说的期待，它更像是一次感官上的旅行，带着一种既哀伤又充满韧性的基调，让人在合上书本后依然久久无法平静。
评分kind of long and boring for the audiences that dont really wanna know the life in camp. However, the illumination of the influnces of war is the highlight of the whole book.
评分kind of long and boring for the audiences that dont really wanna know the life in camp. However, the illumination of the influnces of war is the highlight of the whole book.
评分kind of long and boring for the audiences that dont really wanna know the life in camp. However, the illumination of the influnces of war is the highlight of the whole book.
评分kind of long and boring for the audiences that dont really wanna know the life in camp. However, the illumination of the influnces of war is the highlight of the whole book.
评分kind of long and boring for the audiences that dont really wanna know the life in camp. However, the illumination of the influnces of war is the highlight of the whole book.
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