The Swallows of Kabul : A Novel
by Yasmina Khadra | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0385510012 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0385510012 Global Overview for this book
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"The Swallows of Kabul is a fiercely written account of life under a fascist theocracy. Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban, the third-person narrative follows the stories of two couples: Mohsen, the scion of a family of successful businessmen ruined first by the war against the Russians and then by the Taliban's harsh laws, and his wife, Zunaira, an intelligent, educated, beautiful woman whose teaching career ended with the Taliban's ascendancy; Atiq, a veteran of the Russian war, now a part-time jailer whose position requires him to watch over prisoners condemned to death, and Atiq's wife, Musarrat, who nursed him back to health after he was wounded in the war and now has been stricken by disease.
"Opening with the horrifying scene of a woman being buried up to her neck and then stoned to death, the reader follows these four as their lives become terrifyingly entwined in a city where the destruction of human relations and self-respect have become palpable. Written with brilliant economy, The Swallows of Kabul is an utterly compelling story that exposes the distinct differences between religiosity and extremism.
"Yasmina Khadra is a nom de plume of the Algerian army officer Mohamed Moulessehoul, who is author of two other books published in English: In the Name of God and Wolf Dreams. He took the feminine pseudonym to avoid submitting his manuscripts for approval by military censors while he was still in the army. He is now retired and living in France."
I located and bought this book based upon an interview with the author on NPR.
"The Swallows of Kabul is a fiercely written account of life under a fascist theocracy. Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban, the third-person narrative follows the stories of two couples: Mohsen, the scion of a family of successful businessmen ruined first by the war against the Russians and then by the Taliban's harsh laws, and his wife, Zunaira, an intelligent, educated, beautiful woman whose teaching career ended with the Taliban's ascendancy; Atiq, a veteran of the Russian war, now a part-time jailer whose position requires him to watch over prisoners condemned to death, and Atiq's wife, Musarrat, who nursed him back to health after he was wounded in the war and now has been stricken by disease.
"Opening with the horrifying scene of a woman being buried up to her neck and then stoned to death, the reader follows these four as their lives become terrifyingly entwined in a city where the destruction of human relations and self-respect have become palpable. Written with brilliant economy, The Swallows of Kabul is an utterly compelling story that exposes the distinct differences between religiosity and extremism.
"Yasmina Khadra is a nom de plume of the Algerian army officer Mohamed Moulessehoul, who is author of two other books published in English: In the Name of God and Wolf Dreams. He took the feminine pseudonym to avoid submitting his manuscripts for approval by military censors while he was still in the army. He is now retired and living in France."
I located and bought this book based upon an interview with the author on NPR.
Changing status to Reserved. Will swap with Lotusflower77 after I read this one
Journal Entry 3 by cisco at Controlled ReleaseVia US Mail in San Mateo, California USA on Friday, November 19, 2004
Released on Friday, November 19, 2004 at about 4:00:00 PM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Controlled ReleaseVia US Mail in San Mateo, California USA.
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Sending this one to Lotusflower77 - who was kind enough to swap Persepolis in advance!
RELEASE NOTES:
Sending this one to Lotusflower77 - who was kind enough to swap Persepolis in advance!
Thanks cisco, I received this delightful little book in the mail today. Will read it after I return from vacation.
Released 19 yrs ago (2/3/2005 UTC) at
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On the bookshelf.
On the bookshelf.
