When I look upon the suffering

Featured in

  • Published 20150505
  • ISBN: 9781922182807
  • Extent: 264 pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

In Afghanistan, a widow

receives my monthly stipend,

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

If you are an educator or student wishing to access content for study purposes please contact us at griffithreview@griffith.edu.au

Share article

More from author

Ghost figs

GR OnlineOnce, magpies squabbled overheadwhile kookaburras stared.At dusk, our car was a boatin a tide of cattle,tails swishing, bitumen studdedwith steamy dung. The road un-scrolled to...

More from this edition

Set it down!

MemoirWAR IS A particularly slippery subject for any cold eye to fasten on. In May 2014 I was walking through the départements of Lozère,...

Making nations

IntroductionIT SEEMS POIGNANTLY appropriate that the web address gallipoli.net.au, which features the logo ‘Gallipoli: The Making of a Nation’, is owned by Michael Erdeljac...

Reaching to homelands

EssaySTORIES OF WAR never lose their power to shock, sadden and confront. Witnessing death and experiencing violence and atrocities creates traumatic memories. Indelible and...

Stay up to date with the latest, news, articles and special offers from Griffith Review.