The Bookseller of Kabul

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The Bookseller of Kabul
The Bookseller of Kabul
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Publisher : Hachette UK
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ISBN : 9780759509405
Pages : 304 pages
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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

The Bookseller of Kabul

The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad

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

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The Bookseller Of Kabul

The Bookseller Of Kabul by Asne Seierstad

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The Bookseller of Kabul

The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad

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A Hundred and One Days

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Bookseller of Kabul

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