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Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban, this extraordinary novel takes readers into the lives of two couples: Mohsen, who comes from a family of wealthy shopkeepers whom the Taliban has destroyed; Zunaira, his wife, exceedingly beautiful, who was once a brilliant teacher and is now no... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mohsen Ramat: loves his wife
- Atiq Shaukat: a jailer who is stuck in a love-less marriage
- Qassim Abdul Djabbar: Add a description of this character.
- Mussarat: Atiq's wife
- Mullah Bashir
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First Sentence edit
ATIQ SHAUKAT flails about him with his whip, trying to force a passage through the ragged crowd swirling around the stalls in the market like a swarm of dead leaves.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Yasmina Khadra (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0385510012
Page Count: 208
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0385510012
Page Count: 208
Awards edit
- International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (Finalist, 2006, Short list)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 848'.914
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