A Fort of Nine Towers - 9781250043658
Un libro in lingua di Omar Qais Akbar edito da Picador USA, 2014
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Twenty-three years ago—after the Soviets left and before the Taliban came to power—Kabul was a garden where seven-year-old Qais Akbar Omar flew kites from the roof of his grandfather’s house. Then came the hollow sounds of rocket fire as the Mujahedin, self-proclaimed holy warriors, took over Afghanistan, and the country erupted in civil war. Omar’s family fled, leaving everything behind to take shelter in an old fort. But after a narrow escape from death, his father decided that the family must leave the country.
Yet the journey proved more difficult than anticipated, and in this stunning coming-of-age memoir, Omar offers a moving recollection of these events—a story of daily hardships, relieved by moments of joy and immense beauty. Inflected with folktales and steeped in poetry, A Fort of Nine Towers is a life-affirming triumph.
Yet the journey proved more difficult than anticipated, and in this stunning coming-of-age memoir, Omar offers a moving recollection of these events—a story of daily hardships, relieved by moments of joy and immense beauty. Inflected with folktales and steeped in poetry, A Fort of Nine Towers is a life-affirming triumph.
A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2013
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2013
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2013
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: A Fort of Nine Towers
- Sottotitolo: An Afghan Family Story
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Omar Qais Akbar
- Editore: Picador USA
- Collana: Picador USA (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 08 Aprile '14
- Genere: BIOGRAPHY and AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Pagine: 396
- Dimensioni mm: 209 x 139 x 0
- EAN-13: 9781250043658