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Asne Seierstad - The Bookseller Of Kabul - Paperback

Asne Seierstad - The Bookseller Of Kabul - Paperback

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Auction ID : 60221764
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  • Start Time
    Mon 21 May 2012 18:57:36 (BST)
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    Thu 31 May 2012 15:54:36 (BST)
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Title
The bookseller of Kabul
ISBN
9781844080472
Product Category
Books
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Author
Åsne Seierstad
Publisher
Virago
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Release Year
2004
Edition
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Synopsis
For more than twenty years Sultan Khan defied the authorities to supply books to the people of Kabul. He was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned, and watched illiterate soldiers burn piles of his books in the street.In spring 2002 award-winning journalist Esne Seierstad spent four months living with the bookseller and his family. As she steps back from the page and lets the Khans tell their stories, we learn of proposals and marriages, hope and fear, crime and punishment. The result is a unique portrait of a family and a country.

-Two weeks after September 11th, award-winning journalist Asne Seierstad went to Afghanistan to report on the conflict. In the following spring she returned to live with a bookseller and his family for several months.
The Bookseller of Kabul is the fascinating account of her time spent living with the family of thirteen in their four-roomed home. Bookseller Sultan Khan defied the authorities for twenty years 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 in attics all over Kabul.
But while Khan is passionate in his love of books and hatred of censorship, he is also a committed Muslim with strict views on family life.
As an outsider, Seierstad is able to move between the private world of the women - including Khan's two wives - and the more public lives of the men. The result is an intimate and fascinating portrait of a family which also offers a unique perspective on a troubled country
Asne Seierstad - The Bookseller Of Kabul - Paperback
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Two weeks after September 11th, award-winning journalist Asne Seierstad went to Afghanistan to report on the conflict. In the following spring she returned to live with a bookseller and his family for several months.

The Bookseller of Kabul is the fascinating account of her time spent living with the family of thirteen in their four-roomed home. Bookseller Sultan Khan defied the authorities for twenty years 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 in attics all over Kabul.

But while Khan is passionate in his love of books and hatred of censorship, he is also a committed Muslim with strict views on family life.

As an outsider, Seierstad is able to move between the private world of the women - including Khan's two wives - and the more public lives of the men. The result is an intimate and fascinating portrait of a family which also offers a unique perspective on a troubled country

 

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Good condition.  Intact.  Tight spine.  Creasing on spine.  No rip/tears. No inscriptions.

Measures approx 5" x 7.75".    276 pages.   Cover price: £6.99

 

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