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Goliath tells a story about being ambushed, having to lie surrounded by smelly corpses. This causes an uproar because the mujahideen's "dead do not stink"; it must have been the Shuravi (the opposing side during the war). Atiq finally goes home and is surprised to find his wife Musarrat out of bed.
- Michele Levy, Yasmina Khadra, John Cullen
- 2002
Musarrat is Atiq's wife and is so sick that he has forgotten how to love her; he feels only resentment at having to take care of her. Musarrat nonetheless loves her husband and when she realizes that he has fallen in love with someone else, devises a plan that will let him escape with his new love.
Aug 26, 2002 · Atiq's wife, Musarrat, is suffering from an illness no doctor can cure. Yet, the lives of these four people are about to become inexplicably intertwined, through death and imprisonment to passion and extraordinary self-sacrifice.
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Feb 1, 2004 · Intersecting their world is Atiq, a prison keeper, a man who has sincerely adopted the Taliban ideology and struggles to keep his faith, and his wife, Musarrat, who once rescued Atiq and is now dying of sickness and despair.
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Atiq goes home and argues with his wife, Musarrat, whom he married following an injury during the war against the Soviet invasion years prior. Musarrat helped Atiq recover from his injuries, and Atiq feels indebted to Musarrat.
Instead of arresting them for anti-Taliban thought, Atiq goes home. He finds Musarrat, his wife, out of bed, and tending to their home. She has cooked dinner for him, and cleaned up a bit. He is far from grateful and they end up in a fight, Atiq leaving and going outside.
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Apr 12, 2005 · Intersecting their world is Atiq, a prison keeper, a man who has sincerely adopted the Taliban ideology and struggles to keep his faith, and his wife, Musarrat, who once rescued Atiq and is now dying of sickness and despair.
