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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316159417
ISBN-139780316159418
eBay Product ID (ePID)30872489
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBookseller of Kabul
SubjectPublishing, Civil Rights, Military / Persian Gulf War (1991), Customs & Traditions, Middle East / General
Publication Year2004
TypeTextbook
AuthorÅsne Seierstad
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-054643
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"The most intimate description of an Afghan household ever produced by a Western journalist. . . . Seierstad is a sharp and often lyrical observer."-- Richard McGill Murphy , New York Times Book Review, The most intimate description of an Afghan household ever produced by a Western journalist. . . . Seierstad is a sharp and often lyrical observer., "A compelling book. . . . Seierstad infiltrated a world most readers will never see."-- Steve Weinberg , Denver Post, An unusually intimate glimpse of a traditional Afghan family. . . . Seierstad imbues a grim story with language of desolate beauty., "An admirable, revealing portrait of daily life in a country that Washington claims to have liberated but does not begin to understand. Seierstad writes of individuals, but her message is larger."-- Mark Hertsgaard , Washington Post Book World, "An admirable, revealing portrait of daily life in a country that Washington claims to have liberated but does not begin to understand. Seierstad writes of individuals, but her message is larger."-- Mark Hertsgaard, Washington Post Book World, "The most intimate description of an Afghan household ever produced by a Western journalist. . . . Seierstad is a sharp and often lyrical observer." -- Richard McGill Murphy , New York Times Book Review, "An admirable, revealing portrait of daily life in a country that Washington claims to have liberated but does not begin to understand. Seierstad writes of individuals, but her message is larger." -- Mark Hertsgaard , Washington Post Book World, An admirable, revealing portrait of daily life in a country that Washington claims to have liberated but does not begin to understand. Seierstad writes of individuals, but her message is larger., "A compelling portrait of a country at a crossroads - desperate for tranquillity, factionalized beyond imagination, struggling both to uphold tradition and to modernize, hoping to prove to itself and the rest of the world that it knows peace and stability."-- Scott W. Helman, Boston Globe, "A compelling portrait of a country at a crossroads - desperate for tranquillity, factionalized beyond imagination, struggling both to uphold tradition and to modernize, hoping to prove to itself and the rest of the world that it knows peace and stability."-- Scott W. Helman , Boston Globe, "A compelling portrait of a country at a crossroads - desperate for tranquillity, factionalized beyond imagination, struggling both to uphold tradition and to modernize, hoping to prove to itself and the rest of the world that it knows peace and stability." -- Scott W. Helman , Boston Globe, "An unusually intimate glimpse of a traditional Afghan family. . . . Seierstad imbues a grim story with language of desolate beauty."-- S. L. Allen, Entertainment Weekly, "An unusually intimate glimpse of a traditional Afghan family. . . . Seierstad imbues a grim story with language of desolate beauty."-- S. L. Allen , Entertainment Weekly, "A compelling book. . . . Seierstad infiltrated a world most readers will never see."-- Steve Weinberg, Denver Post, "A compelling book. . . . Seierstad infiltrated a world most readers will never see." -- Steve Weinberg , Denver Post, "The most intimate description of an Afghan household ever produced by a Western journalist. . . . Seierstad is a sharp and often lyrical observer."-- Richard McGill Murphy, New York Times Book Review, "An unusually intimate glimpse of a traditional Afghan family. . . . Seierstad imbues a grim story with language of desolate beauty." -- S. L. Allen , Entertainment Weekly, A compelling portrait of a country at a crossroads - desperate for tranquillity, factionalized beyond imagination, struggling both to uphold tradition and to modernize, hoping to prove to itself and the rest of the world that it knows peace and stability.
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal958.1 B
SynopsisThis 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 today's Afghanistan., 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
LC Classification NumberCT1877.5.K48S45 2003
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- 28. Sep. 2021
Excellent account of a family in Kabul!
Compelling reading, I got an eye opening and somewhat disturbing view of a family in Kabul from a journalist who lived within the family.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
