{"product_id":"the-bookseller-of-kabul-9780316159418","title":"The Bookseller of Kabul","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis phenomenal international bestseller is \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ean admirable, revealing portrait of daily life in a country that Washington claims to have liberated but does not begin to understand\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis mesmerizing portrait of a proud man who, through three decades and successive repressive regimes, heroically braved persecution to bring books to the people of Kabul has elicited extraordinary praise throughout the world and become a phenomenal international bestseller. \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller of Kabul\u003c\/i\u003e is startling in its intimacy and its details -- a revelation of the plight of Afghan women and a window into the surprising realities of daily life in Afghanistan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most intimate description of an Afghan household ever produced by a Western journalist...Seierstad is a sharp and often lyrical observer.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsne Seierstad\u003c\/b\u003e has reported from such war-torn regions as Chechnya, China, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. She has received numerous awards for her journalism. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Hundred and One Days\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller of Kabul\u003c\/i\u003e, an international bestseller that has been translated into twenty-six languages. Seierstad makes her home in Norway and travels frequently to the United States.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725290311954,"sku":"9780316159418","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_38782752-13d8-4c76-b90f-0301f2bed8db.jpg?v=1734823741","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bookseller-of-kabul-9780316159418","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}