Shadow City
A Woman Walks Kabul
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Engelsk
'A fabulous piece of writing . . I recommend it unreservedly' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE'A brilliant book' CHRISTINA LAMB, author of Farewell KabulOne of the first things I was told when I arrived in Kabul was...
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'A fabulous piece of writing . . I recommend it unreservedly' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE'A brilliant book' CHRISTINA LAMB, author of Farewell KabulOne of the first things I was told when I arrived in Kabul was never to walk. . When journalist Taran Khan arrives in Kabul, she uncovers a place that defies her expectations. Her wanderings with other Kabulis reveal a fragile city in a state of flux: stricken by near-constant war, but flickering with the promise of peace; governed by age-old codes but experimenting with new modes of living. Her walks take her to the unvisited tombs of the dead, and to the land of the living - like the booksellers, archaeologists, film-makers and entrepreneurs who are remaking this 3,000-year-old city. And as NATO troops begin to withdraw from the country, Khan watches the cycle of transformation begin again. **Winner of the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award 2021****Winner of the Tata Literature Live First Book Award for Non-Fiction 2020**'Powerfully evocative' Kapka Kassabova'A wonderful journey' Atiq Rahimi'Khan illuminates Kabul's life-affirming humanity' TLS
Detaljer
Forlag
Vintage
ISBN
9781784708023
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
288
Udgivelsesdato
04-02-2021
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
2921405
EAN nr.
9781784708023
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
137
Bredde (mm)
197
Længde (mm)
24
Vægt (g)
228