“The story is alternately funny, poignant, and inspiring, providing a glimpse into another Afghanistan.”
— Jean MacKenzie
“A Night in the Emperor’s Garden is an illuminating and deeply moving book—a startling exploration of Shakespearean mobility, a tribute to the subversive power of the theater, and a poignant account of the tragic dilemmas of contemporary Afghanistan. It is an unforgettable story about courage, artistic ambition, and moral determination in the face of murderous violence.”
— Stephen Greenblatt, Harvard University, author of The Swerve: How the World Became Modern and Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare