The Bookseller of Kabul

by Asne Seierstad

Other authorsIngrid Christophersen (Translator)
Paperback, 2004

Publication

Back Bay Books (2004), Edition: 0, Paperback, 288 pages

Description

Capturing the harsh realities of life in modern-day Afghanistan and the plight of Afghan women, the Norwegian journalist provides a portrait of a committed Muslim man, a bookseller, and his family living in post-Taliban Kabul, Afghanistan. Reading Group Guide included.

Media reviews

Kirkus Reviews
Norwegian journalist Seierstad casts light on the difficult, sometimes dreary, often (still) dangerous life of a bookseller in the Afghan capital, not neglecting the equal but very different tribulations of the women in his family. ... A slice of Afghanistan today, rendered with a talent for fine,
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sobering prose and strange, unnerving settings that recall Ryszard Kapuscinski.
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Physical description

288 p.; 8.22 inches

ISBN

0316159417 / 9780316159418
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