TY  - BOOK
AU  - Khadra,Yasmina
TI  - The swallows of Kabul : : a novel / 
SN  - 9781400033768
AV  - PQ3989.2. K386.
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York : 
PB  - Anchor Books, 
KW  - Taliban
KW  - Taliban – Fiction
KW  - Psychological fiction
KW  - Afghanistan – Taliban
KW  - Kabul (Afghanistan) – Fiction
KW  - French fiction – Translations into English
KW  - Kabul (Afghanistan) – Social conditions – Fiction
N1  - “March 2005”; Abstract: 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; “Beautifully written… puts a human face on the suffering inflicted by the Taliban…the swallows of Kabul will stay with you long after you’ve finished it—San Francisco Chronicle”—cover page; This book printed in three editions with different cover pages
ER  -