The bookseller of Kabul, Åsne Seierstad ; translated by Ingrid Christophersen
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The bookseller of Kabul, Åsne Seierstad ; translated by Ingrid Christophersen
Language
eng
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Literary text for sound recordings
biography
Main title
The bookseller of Kabul
Medium
compact disc
Oclc number
55517100
Responsibility statement
Åsne Seierstad ; translated by Ingrid Christophersen
Summary
[In this volume, the author] allows the Khans [the bookseller of Kabul] to speak for themselves about their joys, sorrows, rivalries, loves, dreams, and temptations. Through this close-knit household, we gain an intimate view - as few outsiders have seen it - of life in an Islamic country just beginning to find its way between the forces of modernity and tradition. -Dust jacket
Table Of Contents
Proposal -- Burning -- Crime and punishment -- Suicide and song -- Business trip -- Do you want to make me sad? -- No admission to heaven -- Billowing, fluttering, winding -- Third-rate wedding -- Matriarch -- Temptations -- Call from Ali -- Smell of dust -- Attempt -- Can God room -- Dreary room -- Carpenter -- My mother Osama -- Broken heart
Target audience
general
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