The swallows of Kabul / Yasmina Khadra ; translated from the French by John Cullen.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Anchor Books, 2004.Description: 195 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 1400033764 (pbk.)
  • 9781400033768 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PQ 3989.2 .K386 H5713 2005
Summary: Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban, this novel takes readers into the lives of two couples: Mohsen, who comes from a family of wealthy shopkeepers whom the Taliban has destroyed; Zunaira, his wife, exceedingly beautiful, who was once a brilliant teacher and is now no longer allowed to leave her home without an escort or covering her face. Intersecting their world is Atiq, a prison keeper, a man who has sincerely adopted the Taliban ideology and struggles to keep his faith, and his wife, Musarrat, who once rescued Atiq and is now dying.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection PQ 3989.2 .K386 H5713 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98641861

This translation originally published: London: Heinemann, 2004.

Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban, this novel takes readers into the lives of two couples: Mohsen, who comes from a family of wealthy shopkeepers whom the Taliban has destroyed; Zunaira, his wife, exceedingly beautiful, who was once a brilliant teacher and is now no longer allowed to leave her home without an escort or covering her face. Intersecting their world is Atiq, a prison keeper, a man who has sincerely adopted the Taliban ideology and struggles to keep his faith, and his wife, Musarrat, who once rescued Atiq and is now dying.

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