The swallows of Kabul / Yasmina Khadra ; translated from the French by John Cullen. --
Language: English Original language: French Publication details: New York ; Toronto : Nan A. Talese, 2004.; New York : Anchor Books, 2005, c2004.Edition: 1st ed. in the U.S. --Description: 195 pISBN:- 0385510012
- 1400033764
- FIC
- PQ3989.2.K386 H5713 2004
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Translation of: Les hirondelles de Kaboul.
Set in Kabul, this novel shows the effects of the Taliban's rule on two couples. Mohsen comes from a family of wealthy shopkeepers whom the Taliban have destroyed, while his wife Zunaira can no longer pursue her career as a teacher. Atiq, a prison keeper who has adopted the Taliban ideology, struggles to keep his faith while his wife suffers from an incurable illness.
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