{"product_id":"afghans-1","title":"Afghans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As an exploration of the social fabric of Afghan life, this book takes some beating' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A valuable addition to the canon of literature on Afghanistan ... [Seierstad] manages to achieve a rare intimacy'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Åsne Seierstad is one of the greatest, most courageous journalists of our time. . . This is an important, heartbreaking book' \u003c\/b\u003eEric Schlosser, author of \u003ci\u003eFast Food Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bookseller of Kabul\u003c\/i\u003e, this is an unforgettable portrait of three people living under the Taliban today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is Jamila, a women's rights activist who got an education when few women could; Bashir, a Taliban commander who grew up eager to avenge a father killed by security forces; and Ariana, a law student who is now barred from her university and facing the prospect of an arranged marriage to a man she does not love. Through the stories of these three Afghans, we experience what it is to live under the Taliban now, and think about where this leaves Afghans today, and tomorrow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ambitious ... absorbing' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An astonishing feat of writing and reporting . . . one of the finest books written on Afghanistan in a generation'\u003c\/b\u003e Eliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eAmity and Prosperity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Harrowing, uplifting, fascinating, challenging and profound, no other recent book on the subject comes close' \u003c\/b\u003eCPW Gammell, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pearl of Khorasan: A History of Herat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Åsne Seierstad is the supreme non-fiction writer of her generation' \u003c\/b\u003eLuke Harding\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54407401308504,"sku":"9781408717950","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781408717950_8672967d-3b22-4a4e-91b0-89b3c5f61c42.jpg?v=1780404355","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/afghans-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}