Shadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul
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| Author | Taran Khan |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Publication Date | 2021-02-04 |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781784708023 |
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”A fabulous piece of writing . . . I recommend it unreservedly” WILLIAM DALRYMPLE
”A brilliant book” CHRISTINA LAMB, author of Farewell Kabul
One of the first things I was told when I arrived in Kabul was never to walk…
When journalist Taran Khan arrives in Kabul, she uncovers a place that defies her expectations. Her wanderings with other Kabulis reveal a fragile city in a state of flux: stricken by near-constant war, but flickering with the promise of peace; governed by age-old codes but experimenting with new modes of living.
Her walks take her to the unvisited tombs of the dead, and to the land of the living – like the booksellers, archaeologists, film-makers and entrepreneurs who are remaking this 3,000-year-old city. And as NATO troops begin to withdraw from the country, Khan watches the cycle of transformation begin again.
**Winner of the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award 2021**
**Winner of the Tata Literature Live First Book Award for Non-Fiction 2020**
”Powerfully evocative” Kapka Kassabova
”A wonderful journey” Atiq Rahimi
”Khan illuminates Kabul”s life-affirming humanity” TLS
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| Weight | 0.228 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 2.4 × 13.7 × 19.7 cm |
| Author | Taran Khan |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint | Vintage |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN-13 | 9781784708023 |
| Publication Date | 2021-02-04 |
| Publication Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 288 |
| Country of Publication | GB |
| Language | English |
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