Definitely the best experience that Kessel novel -paru in 1967, Kessel 69 years-novel epic full of wisdom-without Manichaeism all the characters have their share of shadow and light.
Reading it, one feels transported to a world where honor is everything, where Islam mixes with Afghan tradition (Kessel could have been an Afghan in a previous life).
Coupled with this intelligence, a fascinating story, a fresco that we will not leave until you have read the 600 pages of trafficking -the strength Uraz would it be us?