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The Bookseller of Kabul
 

The Bookseller of Kabul

by Asne Seierstad

Two weeks after September 11th, award-winning journalist Asne Seierstad went to Afghanistan to report on the conflict there. In the following spring she returned to live with an Afghan family for several months. For more than 20 years Sultan Khan defied the authorities - be they Communist or Taliban - in order to supply books to the people of Kabul. He was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned... (read more)

Top tags: afghanistan,  nonfiction,  middle east,  non-fiction,  islam (all tags)

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  • Jane J

    jane j said:

    “Is this along the same thread as "A Thousand Splendid Suns" (which I loved), or somewhat different?”

    posted Thursday, January 17 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • Vijaysrl

    vijaysrl said:

    “it is a great book with insights into everyday life of Afghans and their struggle for existence. I loved reading every bit of it. I have read it twice afterwards and it reminds me of a scoiety where similar to where I grew up in Hyderabad. ”

    posted Tuesday, October 16 2007
  • nota

    nota said:

    “while reading the book, I wawered between sadness and anger at the situation”

    posted Saturday, September 15 2007
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