The Bookseller of Kabul (Paperback)

The bestselling book on post-Taliban Afghanistan.

A worldwide bestseller and translated into forty countries, *The Bookseller of Kabul* was considered by critics to be one of the best books reporting on Afghan life after the fall of the Taliban. After spending three months with bookseller Sultan Khan in Kabul, Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad composed this portrait of the country's extreme contradictions and wealth.

For over twenty years, Sultan Khan fought the authorities to provide books to the residents of Kabul, and watched as Taliban soldiers burned piles and piles of books in the streets. Through a compelling narrative, Åsne Seierstad gives voice to the Khan family, introducing the reader to a collection of moving characters that reflect the contradictions of Afghanistan.