Located in a lawless Afghanistan, this novel follows in the footsteps of Crime and Punishment

As its title indicates,

a curse on Dostoyevsky

to talk with the great Russian writer, especially

Crime and punishment

. Instead of St. Petersburg, the action takes place in Kabul. (Atiq Rahimi was born in Kabul, but divides his time between France and Afghanistan). Raskolnikov becomes Rassoul, while in the place where we Rassoul girlfriend Sonia Sophie. The work of the detective Porfiry is performed by several commanders and militiamen. The murder victim is, as Dostoevsky, a lender and patron and mistress. Possible reasons are Sophia save their claws, theft and justice.

The text justifies its relation to how Dostoevsky novel. "This is the most read book in Afghanistan, a country rich in mysticism above, where people have lost the sense of responsibility" Murder the lender releases a survey on crime and punishment (and the law and illegality , sacrifice and revenge) in Afghan society. Dostoevsky said that if God did not exist, everything is permitted. However, in Afghanistan, there is no God to avoid sin, but to justify them. Sofia's father poisoned the Director of National Archives of counterfeit alcohol, punishment for selling documents to the Russians. "These days," he said, "any idiot thinks he can take the law into their own hands, without the investigation and trial. Since then." (The setting seems to be the result of the Russians and the Taliban before, when the Islamist war lords fought for power.)

According to the logic of the novel, currency Rasul - "I'd rather be a killer of a traitor" - could also be in Afghanistan: "You can kill, rape, robbery ... is important not to betray. not betray God, his clan, his country, his friend. . "However, the pages of art with traitors, real or perceived, who abandon their friends by ideology or material gain There are some beautiful dark keys: an old man who has committed his gold teeth five times they lost in the chaos of a rocket attack. There are changes in time and narrative perspective, memories, dreams and illusions. scorpions Men smoke when they run the hash. There is even a symbolic donkey.

But everything is useless, not fully justifying their relationship to Dostoevsky. His hesitations make it seem a minor work in the shadow of the great flattery. The reader sympathizes with the commander when Parwaiz calls. "Stop thinking that you are the character Dostoevsky, please"

Rassoul finally presented, and not after prolonged psychodrama - which is subject to a sustained process of self-examination or moral or philosophical analysis - but irresponsible. In a change of Dostoevsky and Kafka, too, can not convince the judicial system to punish him for the murder. Instead, he is punished for possession of Russian books, the new masters of the supposedly communist country.

This may be the point, as the curse of silence that two-thirds of the book (important, his name means "messenger" or "prophet"): a review of Joyce importance reduction become prosaic epic, tragedy repeats itself as farce. And it may be a particularly good point for a country that has suffered everything twice - at least two ideologies and many foreign occupations

We suggest a> readers looking for a new look at Dostoevsky reading JM Coetzee

The Master of Petersburg
. Those looking for interesting novels Afghans may wish to test two early works Rahimi, whose goal Goncourt winner
patience stone



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last week, many people liked the video of what a cable TV company would be honest (ah, if only truth in advertising laws actually worked ...). And, shortly after it came out, some people have alerted us to a new "complaint site" called TWCCustomerService.com said to be (you guessed it) Time Warner Cable Customer Service ... but under the slogan "Enjoy worse." They put a video of himself as Time Warner Cable customers servants walk in the streets of New York, asking people what they can do for you is worse. The original YouTube video was removed, but other copies are accused in many places.

The site itself has a list of useful information, such as:



We have a monopoly in parts of New York and no incentive to provide customer service.



charge for services that you do not and you fight when you dispute the charges.



We will set appointments that require you to be absent from work, and then cancel at the last second.

We may record your call, but you can not burn ours.
Even if you declare an outage that will still be charged.



If you call one of our experts customer service to disconnect the Internet, we will continue indefinitely until you load your modem. We will mention that during our telephone conversation.
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Tuesday (August 6), the South Korean city of Gumi transport network will see the addition of two electric buses which draw their power of the road. This is the last step in the development of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), the online system electric vehicle (OLEV), in which the electric cables embedded in the asphalt supply energy vehicles flowing on its surface. .. Continue reading OLEVs powered buses in regular service in Korea


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a blow with the news that the Washington Post, the famous charge of overthrowing an American president newspaper changed hands. No wonder the initial new America referred to the inauguration as a shock (examples here and here and here).

The additional surprise was the identity of the buyer - is none other than the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. For $ 250 million (€ 163 million) in cash - about 1% of its capital - you have purchased one of the most admired in the world. And, according to the Post's own account, it was not even her first idea.

was initiated by President Don Graham, son of the famous publisher Kay Graham, the pioneer woman who oversaw the rise of the message to the journalistic glory.

As expected, the fact that new media has shifted to the old print media has generated a lot of comments. Move digital printing. Silicon Valley adopts the east coast of character. Among the most insightful response came from Emily Bell, who sees it more as a cultural statement of a company.

is right, but Bezos plan to do with your purchase? Since man has kept his own counsel, speculation is rife even in the message itself (- especially here by Lydia DePillis).

is impossible to believe that Bezos purchased in order to generate profits. Their incomes have declined for seven consecutive years. Operating profits fell to $ 125.4m (€ 81.6 million) in 2005 to a loss of $ 53.7 million (€ 35 million) in 2012.

and prospects newspaper, new media entrepreneurs like Bezos know very well, is extremely dark.

But, as Alan Mutter pointed out, this is the first time a major digital sales has taken an old traditional media. So maybe he has a magic solution.

It is not difficult to imagine that he began to popularize and, above all, the Post website market. Love DePillis Mutter as a suggestion that could introduce electronic commerce on every page of the Post.

He knows the importance of having a deep understanding of the desires of each and Amazon "help" meet the strength of recommendations suggestive messaging client. He could do the same for readers of the Washington Post.

Continuing the theme of what Amazon (and Bezos) are better than the invention and commercialization of its Kindle e-reader, you can imagine (Mutter other speculation) that the Washington Post could be applying new default on all Kindle.

Even so, it may not be too late. The time may not want competition, but people can also benefit. If Bezos puts his mind to it, could transform the fortunes of the message by forging appeal of this role to the west coast, online and in print. If so, you need your game publisher.

Promotion
cross between Amazon and place and through Kindle, the message could be beneficial. And other Mutter thought, "physical delivery system" Amazon is wonderfully effective. Imagine a sampling exercise in which a column is provided free with every purchase of Amazon books.
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digital patter is now available for collections of digital music own people as Alpha Dad films on cinema screens

Alan Partridge

musical tastes can be "surprisingly good", according to The Guardian critic Alexis Petridis. Now fans of Steve Coogan character can hear how it would sound the establishment of their own music collections in North Norfolk Digital.

BBC Worldwide has launched a radio Alan official iPhone and iPad app that plays audio clips transmissions between users own iTunes library Partridge songs.

The application offers soundbites specific individual artists, it is recognized in the device - "Keep your clubs in your young age, it's Seal" for example - with another built-in fans Partridge Playlist direct specific introductions songs on Apple's iTunes Store

BBC Worldwide and production company Baby Cow Coogan worked with British developer fantastic touch in the application, with clips from the Internet Series Mid Morning Matters.

Facejacker Channel 4 series also has an official application in 2012, with harmony of character tables, functions, photo sharing and a system of rewards to be opened that fans saw the show air television.

The developer behind it, digital Widebeam has also published several requests Keith Lemon character actor Leigh Francis' Keith Mouthboard Keith Lemon and Ask. The latter, a virtual assistant parody, also used in-app purchases: 1.49 € to switch to a "ruderer"
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