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Najaf Mazari Najaf Mazari i(A107082 works by) (a.k.a. Najaf Mazeri)
Born: Established: 1971
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Afghanistan,
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South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 2001
Heritage: Afghan
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1 6 y separately published work icon The Honey Thief Najaf Mazari , Robert Hillman , Melbourne : Wild Dingo Press , 2011 Z1799984 2011 selected work short story 'The mystery and wonder of Afghanistan comes to life in these tales of men who converse with bees and bears; of horseshoe bats in flights that blot out the sun, and of blackbirds that bring golden apples to earth from heaven. The sorrow of this extraordinary land is here too in the story of Abdul Kaliq, the king-killer, who ends his life on a scaffold in Kabul, and of Majid the Madman who turns to music for solace when his children die of plague. Other tales tell of an aged wolf who proves to a shepherd boy that he is the most intelligent creature on earth; of Proud Nadia, courted with a copy of Huckleberry Finn; and of the master poisoner Nightfall, who creates a cookbook of enchantments.

'Whether the tale is of wolves or wizards, The Honey Thief conveys in writing of surprising tenderness what it is like to grow up in a land of bloodshed and brotherhood, of miracles and catastrophes.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 Untitled Najaf Mazari , 2008 extract autobiography (The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif)
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 29-30 March 2008; (p. 26-29)
1 14 y separately published work icon The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-Sharif Najaf Mazari , Robert Hillman , Elsternwick : Insight Publications , 2008 Z1485722 2008 single work autobiography 'The Rug-Maker of Mazar-e-Sharif is a memoir of Najaf Mazari, an Afghani refugee who travelled to Australia, was detained in Woomera detention centre, went through various trials to gain permanent residency in Australia and eventually opened a rug shop in Prahran, Melbourne, which he still operates today.' (Libraries Australia)
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