The Bookseller of Kabul - Asne Seierstad

An international phenomenon translated into 17 languages, The Bookseller of Kabul has become not only the bestselling nonfiction book ever published in the author's native Norway, but also a tremendous success throughout Europe and around the world. This phenomenal international bestseller is an admirable, revealing portrait of daily life in a country that Washington claims to have liberated but does not begin to understand ( Washington Post ) . This 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. The Bookseller of Kabul 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. The most intimate description of an Afghan household ever produced by a Western journalist...Seierstad is a sharp and often lyrical observer. -- New York Times Book Review