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  Drinking Arak Off an Ayatollah's Beard

  A Journey Through the Inside-Out Worlds of Iran and Afghanistan

  by Nicholas Jubber

  An engrossing blend of travel writing and history, Drinking Arak off an Ayatollah’s Beard traces one man’s adventure-filled journey through today’s Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia, and describes his remarkable attempt to make sense of the present by delving into the past. Setting out to gain insight into the lives of Iranians and Afghans today, Nicholas Jubber is surprised to uncover the legacy of a... (more)
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  Cartea Regilor Vitejiile Lui Rustem

  by Firdousi

  Considerată drept cel mai important document de limbă persană, „Cartea regilor” aduce în atenția cititorului o largă, variată și foarte lungă inșiruire de scene, momente istorice, sentimente și atitudini, reînvie tradiții și obiceiuri vechi populare, conturează portrete de personaje hiperbolizate. Volumul de fata este repovestit de Romulus Dinu.
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  The Kite Runner

  by Khaled Hosseini

  In his debut novel, The Kite Runner, the author accomplishes what very few contemporary novelists are able to do. He manages to provide an educational and eye-opening account of a country's political turmoil--in this case, Afghanistan--while also developing characters whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs resonate with readers long after the last page has been turned over. And he does this on his... (more)