The bookseller of Kabul / êAsne Seierstad ; translated by Ingrid Christophersen
Material type: TextPublication details: Boston : Back Bay Books, 2004.Edition: 1st Back Bay pbk. edDescription: xv, 287 p. ; 19 cmISBN:- 0316159417
- Bokhandleren i Kabul. English
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 958.1 S458 | Available | Noted dry stains on first couple of pages. 10-8-16nh | 33111003995871 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This phenomenal international bestseller is " an admirable, revealing portrait of daily life in a country that Washington claims to have liberated but does not begin to understand" ( Washington Post ) .
This mesmerizing portrait of a proud man who, through three decades and successive repressive regimes, heroically braved persecution to bring books to the people of Kabul has elicited extraordinary praise throughout the world and become a phenomenal international bestseller. The Bookseller of Kabul is startling in its intimacy and its details -- a revelation of the plight of Afghan women and a window into the surprising realities of daily life in Afghanistan.
"The most intimate description of an Afghan household ever produced by a Western journalist...Seierstad is a sharp and often lyrical observer." -- New York Times Book Review