The Bookseller of Kabul
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The Bookseller of Kabul

by Åsne Seierstad

2002•Documentary•288 pages

Taste attributes: documentarybiographyjournalisticfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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About This Book

Two weeks after September 11th, award-winning journalist Asne Seierstad went to Afghanistan to report on the conflict there. In the following spring she returned to live with an Afghan family for several months. For more than twenty years Sultan Khan defied the authorities - be they communist or Taliban - to supply books to the people of Kabul.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryBiographyJournalisticSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Social life and customsDescription and travelBooksellers and booksellingTravelBiographyViajeAfghanistan, social life and customsAfghanistan, biography

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Author
Åsne Seierstad
Published
2002
Pages
288
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