The Afghans

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In ‘The Bookseller of Kabul’, 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: – 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.

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‘As an exploration of the social fabric of Afghan life, this book takes some beating’ Daily Telegraph

‘A valuable addition to the canon of literature on Afghanistan … [Seierstad] manages to achieve a rare intimacy’ New York Times

‘Åsne Seierstad is one of the greatest, most courageous journalists of our time. . . This is an important, heartbreaking book’ Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation

From the internationally bestselling author of The Bookseller of Kabul, this is an unforgettable portrait of three people living under the Taliban today.

There is Jamila, a women’s rights activist who got an education when few women could; Bashir, a Taliban commander who grew up eager to avenge a father killed by security forces; and Ariana, a law student who is now barred from her university and facing the prospect of an arranged marriage to a man she does not love. Through the stories of these three Afghans, we experience what it is to live under the Taliban now, and think about where this leaves Afghans today, and tomorrow.

‘Ambitious … absorbing’ Boston Globe

‘An astonishing feat of writing and reporting . . . one of the finest books written on Afghanistan in a generation’ Eliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Amity and Prosperity

‘Harrowing, uplifting, fascinating, challenging and profound, no other recent book on the subject comes close’ CPW Gammell, author of The Pearl of Khorasan: A History of Herat

‘Åsne Seierstad is the supreme non-fiction writer of her generation’ Luke Harding

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Weight 360 g
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.6 × 3 cm
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Paperback

Pages

448

Language

English

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Dewey

958.1047 (edition:23)

Readership

College – higher education / Code: F

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