by Asne Seierstad · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429755114
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«El llibreter de Kabul» is the chronicle by Asne Seierstad, a Norwegian journalist, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (352 pages, in Catalan).
In November 2001, Åsne Seierstad meets bookseller Sultan Khan in Kabul, a man who has seen his books burn. Living with his family, she portrays Afghan domestic life: forbidden loves, forced marriages, crimes, and the silent revolt of women.
Translated from Norwegian by Carles Sans Climent; number 147 in the Butxaca collection. Won the Norwegian booksellers' prize (Bokhandlerprisen) in 2002 and has been translated into a dozen languages.
A read for those interested in war journalism, Afghan society, and testimonies about women's lives.
Åsne Seierstad is a Norwegian freelance journalist and writer, best known for her accounts of everyday life in war zones – most notably Kabul after 2001, Baghdad in 2002 and the ruined Grozny in 2006.
