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The Bookseller of Kabul

By: Asne Seierstad
Narrated by: Emilia Fox
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A Richard and Judy Book Club Selection.

For more than 20 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 Asne 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.

2004, Nibbies, Short-listed

©2002 Asne Seierstad; (P)2005 Time Warner AudioBooks Asia Biographies & Memoirs Cultural & Regional Middle East
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I enjoyed the insight to a different culture the narrator was excellent more for female readers.

The book seller of Kabul

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