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050	0	0	_aPQ3989.2. _bK386. _cK435 2005
100	1		_aKhadra, Yasmina, _d1955-.
245	1	4	_aThe swallows of Kabul : _ba novel / _cYasmina Khadra ; translated from the French by John Cullen.
250			_aFirst Anchor books edition 2005.
260			_aNew York : _bAnchor Books, _c©2005.
300			_a195 pages ; _c21 cm.
500			_a“March 2005”.
500			_aAbstract: 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.
500			_a“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.
500			_aThis book printed in three editions with different cover pages.
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610	2	0	_aTaliban.
610	2	0	_aTaliban – Fiction.
650		0	_aPsychological fiction.
651		0	_aAfghanistan – Taliban.
651		0	_aKabul (Afghanistan) – Fiction.
651		0	_aFrench fiction – Translations into English.
651		0	_aKabul (Afghanistan) – Social conditions – Fiction.
852			_xAccess Date: 11-Dec-05
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