A Fort of Nine Towers - An Afghan Family Story
Author(s): Qais Akbar Omar
Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
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.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : picador
- : picador
- : 0.381018
- : 01 April 2014
- : 1.13 Inches X 5.56 Inches X 8.28 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Qais Akbar Omar
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 958.104092 B
- : 416