The Afghans : three lives through war, love and revolt
Seierstad, Åsne, 1970-2024
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Click and Collect for The Afghans : three lives through war, love and revoltIn her international bestseller The Bookseller of Kabul, award-winning journalist Åsne Seierstad studied life in Afghanistan before and after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. Now twenty years later, the Taliban is back in power, and Seierstad returns with The Afghans, a book to help us understand Afghanistan's past, present and future, told through the lives of three unforgettable people. In her compelling, intimate and thought-provoking new book, Seierstad introduces us to three people whose lives have been shaped by the fall and rise of the Taliban - Jamila, Bashir and Ariana - as well their families, friends, foes and co-fighters. Jamila is a women's rights activist; Bashir is a Taliban commander; Ariana is a law student who had one semester left when the Taliban came to power. The stories of these three Afghans encompass love, loss, revolt and war as well as the everyday rhythms of family life. Through them, we experience and come to understand the lead-up to the Taliban retaking power in 2021, how the first year of Taliban rule unfolded, and where this leaves Afghans today, and tomorrow.
Main title:
The Afghans : three lives through war, love and revolt / Åsne Seierstad ; translated by Seán Kinsella.
Author:
Seierstad, Åsne, 1970-, authorKinsella, Seán (Translator), translator
Imprint:
London : Virago, 2024.©2024
Collation:
428 pages : map ; 24 cm
Notes:
First published in Norway in 2022 by J.M. Stenersens Forlag.Translated from the Norwegian.
ISBN:
97814087179439781408717943
Dewey class:
958.1047958.104
Language:
EnglishNorwegian
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BRN:
556847
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 958.104 SEI | Onloan - Due: 15 Oct 2024 |
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