The Bookseller of Kabul
by Asne Seierstad

A unique portrait of a family and a country.

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 Åsne 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.

"An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other É a compelling read."
--Christina Lamb, Sunday Times

ZC9417    The Bookseller of Kabul                               $12.95

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