The swallows of Kabul
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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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| Grouped Work ID | 0debfc82-105a-a946-c27e-d500df40a89e |
|---|---|
| Grouping Title | swallows of kabul |
| Grouping Author | yasmina khadra |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-16 10:18:34AM |
| Last Indexed | 2024-04-17 22:41:08PM |
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Cullen, John, 1942-
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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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2004
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2005
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Anchor Books
Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
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Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
RB Large Print
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Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Fiction
Large type books
Large type books
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The swallows of Kabul
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The swallows of Kabul / Yasmina Khadra ; translated from the French by John Cullen
The swallows of Kabul : a novel / Yasmina Khadra ; translated from the French by John Cullen
The swallows of Kabul : a novel / Yasmina Khadra ; translated from the French by John Cullen
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The swallows of Kabul
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