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| Title | : | The Bookseller of Kabul |
| Author | : | Åsne Seierstad |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | October 26th 2004 by Little, Brown and Company (first published September 2nd 2002) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography |
Åsne Seierstad
Paperback | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 3.77 | 40374 Users | 3074 Reviews
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In spring 2002, following the fall of the Taliban, Åsne Seierstad spent four months living with a bookseller and his family in Kabul. 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, Åsne 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. It is an experience that Seierstad finds both fascinating and frustrating. As she steps back from the page and allows the Khans to speak for themselves, we learn of proposals and marriages, hope and fear, crime and punishment. The result is a genuinely gripping and moving portrait of a family, and a clear-eyed assessment of a country struggling to free itself from history.' to 'This mesmerizing portrait of a proud man who, through three decades and successive repressive regimes, heroically braved persecution to bring books to the people of Kabul has elicited extraordinary praise throughout the world and become a phenomenal international bestseller. The Bookseller of Kabul is startling in its intimacy and its details—a revelation of the plight of Afghan women and a window into the surprising realities of daily life in today’s Afghanistan.'
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| Original Title: | Bokhandleren i Kabul |
| ISBN: | 0316159417 (ISBN13: 9780316159418) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Kabul,2002(Afghanistan) |
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Ratings: 3.77 From 40374 Users | 3074 ReviewsJudgment Based On Books The Bookseller of Kabul
This was a difficult book to read for me. The kind of subjugation women have to contend with, the violence leashed out on them if they don't can never be justified, no matter how holy the words are said to be. It was very well written, the way of life in Kabul vividly brought to life. I recommend it and hope since the writing of the book, life in Kabul has improved for everyone in every way!"My tale from Kabul is the tale of a most unusual Afghan family. A bookseller's family is unusual in a country where three quarters of the population can neither read nor write."After Taliban's rule in the country, Afghanistan tried to set up their country back to how a democracy should be. Tried to rule out all the old laws made by Taliban. The story is both a nation which was determined and believed in rising up after loosing its freedom to gunmen. "This is how first-year schoolchildren
After finishing the book, I was quite surprised at the number of negative reviews here in Goodreads. Maybe a huge culture shock is at play here. Many in the West may be put off by the realization that the values that they take for granted may be totally unheard of in certain parts of the world. There *are* certain cultures where children are nothing but tools for parents and as such, are actively denied education. There *are* cultures where falling in love is a greater "crime" than sawing off a
We all know those travel books who pretend to teach you about a culture of which the writer doesn't even speak the language: if you travel using this "guide", I can only feel sorry for you (alright, I'll drop the pretense of anonymity: I mean Rick Steeve).Only this isn't about tourism, it's about the pain and suffering of an entire country that hasn't known peace and respect for as long as they can remember. Patronizing them and their "inferior" culture isn't just tasteless, it's downright
I enjoyed reading about the overbearing Sultan and his family, especially Leila. Well researched but overall quite depressing.
This is the kind of book that must be read with caution. The author chose to write it as though it was a novel and not a journalistic account. This incurs the risk - as it is obvious when one reads other reviews - of having readers confusing it with actual fiction. Then there's the whole "western gaze". This is a norwegian woman writing on a society she does not belong to, a society that is very different from hers, and it can perfectly be argued that five months spent amongst a family are not
This was a different kind of book. my very first non-fiction. I loved the characters. Sultan Khan who's the bookseller is a hard working very strict man who has a heart of stone. the author talks about him and his family's life. which consist of his 2 wives, children, mother, and sisters. they live in a four-room tiny apartment. I enjoyed reading about their lives even though I was so frustrated with Sultan at times. I felt so sorry for the women of Afghanistan. I was so angry with the amount of
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