The swallows of Kabul / ; By Khadra, Yasmina.

Format: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.
Copyright:2005
ISBN:1400033764 (pb
LCCN:2003050769
Publisher:New York : Anchor Books,
Physical Details: 195 p. ; 21 cm.
Record No.:6224
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