Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Book Recommendation: A Story of the Taliban's Demonically Sexist Oppression of Women








The Swallows of Kabul

The Swallows of Kabul
by Yasmina Khadra
Hardcover: Feb 2004,
208 pages.
Paperback: Apr 2005,
208 pages.

Publication information

Book Summary
Set in Kabul under the rule of the Taliban, this extraordinary 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 of sickness and despair.

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Source: http://www.bookbrowse.com/reviews/index.cfm?book_number=1371

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