Fort of Nine Towers

von Qais Akbar Omar

414 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Biografien und Sachliteratur Allgemein Historisch, politisch, militärisch
• ISBN: 9781250043658
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 08.04.2014
• Größe: 210 x 140 mm
• Verlag: St. Martins Press-3PL