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The Bookseller Of Kabul: The International Bestseller - ´An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other´ SUNDAY TIMES
Asne Seierstad
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paperback. * The international bestseller: 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other .. a compelling read' Christina Lamb, SUNDAY TIMES Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222. Used paperback in good condition. Some light shelf wear. SEIEWRSTAD
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other ... compelling' CHRISTINA LAMB, SUNDAY TIMES
For more than twenty years Sultan Khan, a bookseller in Kabul, defied the authorities - be they communist or Taliban - to supply books to the people of Kabul. He was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned by the communists and watched illiterate Taliban soldiers burn piles of his books in the street. A committed Muslim, Khan is passionate in his love of books and hatred of censorship.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Virago London
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844080472
SKU
KRF0042728
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Asne Seierstad
Åsne Seierstad (born 1970) has reported from Russia, China, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, amongst many other countries. She has received numerous awards for her journalism.
Reviews for The Bookseller Of Kabul: The International Bestseller - ´An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other´ SUNDAY TIMES
Written sometimes more like fiction than fact ... this is a remarkable portrait, with deftly woven accounts of weddings and journeys, books and bookselling, relations and squabbles, firmly anchored by pleasing details about food and customs, all set against the backdrop of a derelict city, filthy and crammed but not defeated
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