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The Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback): Asne Seierstad The Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback)
Asne Seierstad 3
R308 R289 Discovery Miles 2 890 Save R19 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Two weeks after September 11th, award-winning journalist Asne Seierstad went to Afghanistan to report on the conflict. In the following spring she returned to live with a bookseller and his family for several months. The Bookseller of Kabul is the fascinating account of her time spent living with the family of thirteen in their four-roomed home. Bookseller Sultan Khan defied the authorities for twenty years to supply books to the people of Kabul. He was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned by the communists and watched illiterate Taliban soldiers burn piles of his books in the street. He even resorted to hiding most of his stock in attics all over Kabul. But while Khan is passionate in his love of books and hatred of censorship, he is also a committed Muslim with strict views on family life. As an outsider, Seierstad is able to move between the private world of the women - including Khan's two wives - and the more public lives of the men. The result is an intimate and fascinating portrait of a family which also offers a unique perspective on a troubled country.

The Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback, 1st Back Bay pbk. ed): Asne Seierstad The Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback, 1st Back Bay pbk. ed)
Asne Seierstad
R449 R378 Discovery Miles 3 780 Save R71 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This mesmerizing portrait of a proud man who, through three decades and successive repressive regimes, heroically braved persecution to bring books to the people of Kabul has elicited extraordinary praise throughout the world and become a phenomenal international bestseller. "The Bookseller of Kabul" is startling in its intimacy and its details - a revelation of the plight of Afghan women and a window into the surprising realities of daily life in today's Afghanistan.

One of Us - The Story of a Massacre and its Aftermath (Paperback): Asne Seierstad One of Us - The Story of a Massacre and its Aftermath (Paperback)
Asne Seierstad; Translated by Sarah Death 1
R399 R328 Discovery Miles 3 280 Save R71 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

THE STORY OF ANDERS BREIVIK AND THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX FILM 22 JULY, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL On 22 July 2011 Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 of his fellow Norwegians in a terrorist atrocity that shocked the world. One of Us is the definitive account of the massacres and the subsequent trial. But more than that, it is the compelling story of Anders Breivik and a select group of his victims. As we follow the path to their inevitable collision, it becomes clear just what was lost in that one day. SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NON-FICTION DAGGER 2015 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A Hundred And One Days - A Baghdad Journal - from the bestselling author of The Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback): Asne Seierstad A Hundred And One Days - A Baghdad Journal - from the bestselling author of The Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback)
Asne Seierstad 2
R332 R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Save R61 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In January 2003 Asne Seierstad entered Baghdad on a ten-day visa. She was to stay for over three months, reporting on the war and its aftermath. A Hundred and One Days is her compelling account of a city under siege, and a fascinating insight into the life of a foreign correspondent. An award-winning writer, Seierstad brilliantly details the frustrations and dangers journalists faced trying to uncover the truth behind the all-pervasive propaganda. She also offers a unique portrait of Baghdad and its people, trying to go about their daily business under the constant threat of attack. Seierstad's passionate and erudite book conveys both the drama and the tragedy of her one hundred and one days in a city at war.

The Angel of Grozny (Paperback): Asne Seierstad The Angel of Grozny (Paperback)
Asne Seierstad
R737 Discovery Miles 7 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the early hours of New Year's Eve 1994, Russian troops invaded Chechnya, plunging the country into a prolonged and bloody conflict. A foreign correspondent in Moscow at the time, Asne Seierstad traveled regularly to Chechnya to report on the war, describing its effects on those trying to live their daily lives amidst violence. Over the course of a decade, she traveled in secret and under the constant threat of danger.

In a broken and devastated society, Seierstad lived amongst the wounded and the lost. And she lived with the orphans of Grozny, those who will shape the country's future, asking the question: what happens to children who grow up surrounded by war and accustomed to violence?

With Their Backs To The World - Portraits from Serbia - from the bestselling author of the Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback):... With Their Backs To The World - Portraits from Serbia - from the bestselling author of the Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback)
Asne Seierstad
R329 R268 Discovery Miles 2 680 Save R61 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

From the award-winning author of "The Bookseller of Kabul" comes a fascinating insight into the lives of ordinary Serbs under Milosevic and the dramatic events leading up to his fall. Asne Seierstad's first book, which some consider to be her best, follows thirteen Serbs whose lives were transformed over the course of sixteen months. With characteristic perception and honesty, Seierstad offers an intimate portrait of these thirteen individuals, and a vivid study of the civil war and its aftermath. First published in 2000, "With Their Backs To The World" was updated extensively by the author in 2004.

The Angel Of Grozny - Life Inside Chechnya - from the bestselling author of The Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback): Asne Seierstad The Angel Of Grozny - Life Inside Chechnya - from the bestselling author of The Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback)
Asne Seierstad; Translated by Nadia Christensen 1
R332 R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Save R61 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'The best book in English about one of the world's most brutal and under-reported conflicts ... fascinating' Christina Lamb, Sunday Times In the early hours of New Year's Eve 1994, Russian troops invaded the Republic of Chechnya, plunging the country into a prolonged and bloody conflict. Asne Seierstad reported regularly on the war, describing its effects on those trying to live their daily lives amidst the violence. In 2006 and 2007 she returned, travelling in secret, in constant danger. The tragedy of Chechnya had continued but the world had moved on. In a broken and devastated society she meets the orphans, the wounded, the lost - and tells their stories at last. 'I devoured this in a few hours - a powerful book of heartbreaking yet flamboyant reportage from a forgotten hell' SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE 'Invaluable ... she has a real eye for detail and the human heart of a story' OBSERVER

Two Sisters - A Father, His Daughters, and Their Journey Into the Syrian Jihad (Paperback): Asne Seierstad Two Sisters - A Father, His Daughters, and Their Journey Into the Syrian Jihad (Paperback)
Asne Seierstad; Translated by Sean Kinsella 1
R509 R438 Discovery Miles 4 380 Save R71 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Two Sisters - The international bestseller by the author of The Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback): Asne Seierstad Two Sisters - The international bestseller by the author of The Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback)
Asne Seierstad 1
R394 R322 Discovery Miles 3 220 Save R72 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Asne Seierstad is the supreme non-fiction writer of her generation ... Two Sisters isn't only the story of how a pair of teenage girls became radicalised but an unsparing portrait of our own society - of its failings and its joys' Luke Harding On 17 October 2013, teenage sisters Ayan and Leila Juma left their family home near Oslo, seemingly as usual. Later that day they sent an email to their unsuspecting parents, confessing they were on their way to Syria. They had been planning the trip for months in secret. Asne Seierstad - working closely with the family - followed the story through its many dramatic twists and turns. This is, in part, a story about Syria. But most of all it is a story of what happens to apparently ordinary people when their lives are turned upside down by conflict and tragedy. 'A masterpiece and a masterclass in investigative journalism' Christina Lamb, Sunday Times 'Meticulously documented, full of drama ... this is a tale fluently told, and a thriller as well' Kate Adie, Literary Review 'A masterwork. Brilliantly conceived, scrupulously reported and beautifully written, this book is compulsive reading' Jon Lee Anderson

One of Us - The Story of a Massacre in Norway -- And Its Aftermath (Paperback): Asne Seierstad One of Us - The Story of a Massacre in Norway -- And Its Aftermath (Paperback)
Asne Seierstad; Translated by Sarah Death
R512 R440 Discovery Miles 4 400 Save R72 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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