The Swallows Of Kabul

Yasmina Khadra, John Cullen

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English

Vintage
02 May 2005

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fiction in translation

A powerful story about four Kabul civilians drawn together by their daily struggles in life under the Taliban.

Since the ascendancy of the Taliban the lives of Mosheen and his beautiful wife, Zunaira, have been gradually destroyed. Mosheen's dream of becoming a diplomat has been shattered and Zunaira can no longer even appear on the streets of Kabul unveiled. Atiq is a jailer who guards those who have been condemned to death; the darkness of prison and the wretchedness of his job have seeped into his soul. Atiq's wife, Musarrat, is suffering from an illness no doctor can cure. Yet, the lives of these four people are about to become inexplicably intertwined, through death and imprisonment to passion and extraordinary self-sacrifice.

The Swallows of Kabul is an astounding and elegiac novel of four people struggling to hold on to their humanity in a place where pleasure is a deadly sin and death has become routine.

By: Yasmina Khadra
Translated by: John Cullen
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 153g
ISBN: 9780099466024
ISBN 10: 0099466023
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 02 May 2005
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yasmina Khadra is the nom de plume of the Algerian army officer, Mohammed Moulessehoul, who took a feminine pseudonym to avoid submitting his manuscripts for approval by the army. He is the author of two other books published in English, In the Name of God and Wolf Dreams. He lives in France.

Reviews for The Swallows Of Kabul

A stiflingly powerful evocation of a country in which war has found a homeland -- Chris Power The Times Inspiring... Evokes the feeling of a nation's collective suffocation Daily Telegraph Harrowing... Remarkable... Khadra's simple, elegant prose, finely drawn characters and chilling insights prepare the way for the terrible climax... A superb meditation on the fate of the Afghan people Publishers Weekly A powerful human story Financial Times Intense, elegant, despairing prose...deeply affecting Guardian