| Автор: Omar Qais Akbar
Название: A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story
ISBN: 1250043654 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250043658
Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS)
Цена: 1931.00 р.
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Описание: 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. |
