My Dear Kabul: The extraordinary diary of an Afghan women's writing group during the fall of Kabul, as...

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Untold Narratives CIC

My Dear Kabul

The extraordinary diary of an Afghan women's writing group during the fall of Kabul, as heard...

Untold Narratives CIC

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Coronet Books
05 June 2025

21st century history: from c 2000 -; Social & cultural history; Gender studies: women

* A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week
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'A real-time, moving and intimate portrait of a year living under the Taliban' DUA LIPA'S SERVICE95

'An intimate, courageous chronicle of life' OBSERVER, BOOK OF THE DAY

'A hugely important book' BERNARDINE EVARISTO

'A deeply moving collective memoir' LYSE DOUCET

In August 2021, as the Taliban approached the gates of Kabul,

twenty-one women writers in Afghanistan messaged their WhatsApp group chat: they asked what news other had heard and if everyone was safe.

These women had been brought together as a writing group and were about to publish their first collection of short stories. Some were students, some newly married, one was a grandmother; all were afraid of what was now to come. Over the next year, in their makeshift online refuge, they shared the day-to-day reality of life after the Taliban retook Afghanistan. This is their collective diary, forming a powerful chorus of resistance and solidarity.

'Fascinatingly detailed and fiercely brave' GUARDIAN

'Its courage is momentous' ALI SMITH

By: Untold Narratives CIC
Imprint: Coronet Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781399727990
ISBN 10: 1399727990
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 05 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Untold Narratives works to develop and amplify the work of writers marginalised by community or conflict. Its translators and editors work collaboratively with writers to develop their craft, connect them to one another and share their stories with readers in their local languages, and globally in translation.

Reviews for My Dear Kabul: The extraordinary diary of an Afghan women's writing group during the fall of Kabul, as heard on R4's Book of the Week

An intimate, courageous chronicle of life as it unfolds under Taliban rule * Observer * Poignant * The Economist * A deeply moving collective memoir -- Lyse Doucet Its courage is momentous -- Ali Smith A hugely important book. I was willingly swept along; I could not put it down -- Bernardine Evaristo A real-time, moving and intimate portrait of a year living under the Taliban, communicated via clandestine WhatsApp messages * Service95 *