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1、ThisbookisdedicatedtoHarisandFarah,boththenoorofmyeyes,andtomyfather,whowouldhavebeenproudForElaineOutbeyondideasofwrongdoingandrightdoing,thereisafield.I’llmeetyouthere.—JELALUDDINRUMI,13thcenturyContentsOne,Fall1952Two,Fall1952Three,Spring1949FourFive,Spring2003Six,February1974Seven,S
2、ummer2009Eight,Fall2010Nine,Winter2010AcknowledgmentsAlsobyKhaledHosseiniOneFall1952So,then.YouwantastoryandIwilltellyouone.Butjusttheone.Don’teitherofyouaskmeformore.It’slate,andwehavealongdayoftravelaheadofus,Pari,youandI.Youwillneedyoursleeptonight.Andyoutoo,Abdullah.Iamcountingonyou
3、,boy,whileyoursisterandIareaway.Soisyourmother.Now.Onestory,then.Listen,bothofyou,listenwell.Anddon’tinterrupt.Onceuponatime,inthedayswhendivsandjinnsandgiantsroamedtheland,therelivedafarmernamedBabaAyub.HelivedwithhisfamilyinalittlevillagebythenameofMaidanSabz.Becausehehadalargefamilyt
4、ofeed,BabaAyubsawhisdaysconsumedbyhardwork.Everyday,helaboredfromdawntosundown,plowinghisfieldandturningthesoilandtendingtohismeagerpistachiotrees.Atanygivenmomentyoucouldspothiminhisfield,bentatthewaist,backascurvedasthescytheheswungallday.Hishandswerealwayscallused,andtheyoftenbled,an
5、deverynightsleepstolehimawaynosoonerthanhischeekmetthepillow.Iwillsaythat,inthisregard,hewashardlyalone.LifeinMaidanSabzwashardforallitsinhabitants.Therewereother,morefortunatevillagestothenorth,inthevalleys,withfruittreesandflowersandpleasantair,andstreamsthatranwithcold,clearwater.But
6、MaidanSabzwasadesolateplace,anditdidn’tresembleintheslightesttheimagethatitsname,FieldofGreen,wouldhaveyoupicture.Itsatinaflat,dustyplainringedbyachainofcraggymountains.Thewindwashot,andblewdustintheeyes.Findingwaterwasadailystrugglebecausethevillagewells,eventhedeepones,oftenranlow.Yes
7、,therewasariver,butthevillagershadtoendureahalf-daywalktoreachit,andeventhenitswatersflowedmuddyallyearround.Now,aftertenyearsofdrought,therivertooranshallow.Let’sjustsaythatpeopleinMaidanSabzworkedtwiceashardtoekeouthalftheliving.Still,BabaAyubcountedhimselfamongthefortunatebe
