Contents
BEFORE SUNRISE
In the Beginning
Bridal Palanquin
Wailing Babies
Garden of Eden
The Virtuous
Lies and Secrets
Dissonant Harmonies
Glass and Marbles
Wild Boar and Snakes
Salt in the Millstone
The Shrine of Sain Makhianwala
Dolls’ Wedding
The Cane Fields
The Wail
TIME OF NECESSITY
Sanctified
Earrings with Pomegranate Seeds
Betrayal
Fading Colors
A Frog Underfoot
Solace
SIX MILES LEFT
Chosen Destiny
The Truth
Mortar and Pestle
Sacrificial Buffalo
TWELVE DEGREES BELOW THE HORIZON
Rustling Cane
Flower of Maryam
Breaking Fast
Birth Canal
THE RED THREAD DISAPPEARS
Witness
Entranced
Communal Obligation
Atonement
About the Author