When the Birds Fly South (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Stanton A. Coblentz
- First Published: 1945
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—cautionary
- Time of Work: Three years in the early decades of the twentieth century
- Setting: Afghanistan and the Valley of Sobul
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Love or romance, Twentieth century, Birds, Metamorphosis or transmogrification, Mountains, Afghanistan or Afghani people
- Locales: Afghanistan
The Plot
Stanton A. Coblentz’s When the Birds Fly South tells the story of a doomed romance in a hidden valley. An American adventurer, Dan Prescott, discovers the hidden Valley of Sobul and its mysterious inhabitants, the Ibandru, in the mountains of Afghanistan. During his stay in the valley, Dan falls in love with and eventually marries one of the Ibandru, Yasma. Unable to understand why the members of the tribe must travel south in the winter, Dan destroys his marriage when he forces Yasma to stay with him rather than going with her people.
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