The Bookseller of Kabul

Stock Code:
BAE6909
Price:
$8.50

Description

The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad. 'For more than twenty years Sultan Khan defied the authorities - be they communist or Taliban - 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 - almost ten thousand books - in attics all over Kabul. But while Khan is passionate in his love of books and his hatred of censorship, he also has strict views on family life and the role of women. As an outsider, Asne Seierstad found herself in a unique position, able to move freely between the private, restricted sphere of the women - including Khan's two wives - and the freer, more public lives of the men.' The book has light to medium general wear with some stains down the page edges but over all a tight and bright copy.

Details

  • Author:
    Seierstad, Asne
  • Book Condition:
    Good
  • Publisher:
    Virago Publishing
  • Edition:
    Reprint
  • Jacket Condition:
    None
  • Binding:
    Soft Cover
  • Location:
    V2
  • ISBN:
    1844081389
  • Size:
    12mo
  • Pages:
    276
  • Publish Date:
    2004
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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