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The Bookseller Of Kabul : The International Bestseller - 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other' SUNDAY TIMES

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Engaging portrait of resilience amid Afghan strife.

This isn’t just a book; it's a doorway into the lived experiences of a bookseller, Sultan Khan, and his family navigating through the complexities of Afghan society. Asne Seierstad's time with Khan's family after the tumult of 9/11 translates into a narrative that’s as educational as it is engrossing. If you’re seeking a non-fiction that reads like a novel and provides a rare, humanizing glimpse into Afghanistan, this should be on your shelf.

  • Bokhandlerprisen (2002)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Bookseller Of Kabul : The International Bestseller - 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other' SUNDAY TIMES

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ISBN: 9781844080472
Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
Date of Publication: 2004-03-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, History, Travel, Biographies & Memoirs
Goodreads rating: 3.77
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In spring 2002, following the fall of the Taliban, Asne Seierstad spent four months living with a bookseller and his family in Kabul.For more than twenty years Sultan Khan 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. He even resorted to hiding most of his stock - almost ten thousand books - in attics all over Kabul.But while Khan is passionate in his love of books and his hatred of censorship, he also has strict views on family life and the role of women. As an outsider, Asne Seierstad found herself in a unique position, able to move freely between the private, restricted sphere of the women - including Khan's two wives - and the freer, more public lives of the men.It is an experience that Seierstad finds both fascinating and frustrating. As she steps back from the page and allows the Khans to speak for themselves, we learn of proposals and marriages, hope and fear, crime and punishment. The result is a genuinely gripping and moving portrait of a family, and a clear-eyed assessment of a country struggling to free itself from history.
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Engaging portrait of resilience amid Afghan strife.

This isn’t just a book; it's a doorway into the lived experiences of a bookseller, Sultan Khan, and his family navigating through the complexities of Afghan society. Asne Seierstad's time with Khan's family after the tumult of 9/11 translates into a narrative that’s as educational as it is engrossing. If you’re seeking a non-fiction that reads like a novel and provides a rare, humanizing glimpse into Afghanistan, this should be on your shelf.

  • Bokhandlerprisen (2002)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.