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A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781250043658)
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Qais Akbar Omar
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xTwenty-three years ago--after the Soviets left and before the Taliban came to power--Kabul was a garden where seven-year-old Qais Akbar Omar flew kites from the roof of his grandfather's house. Then came the hollow sounds of rocket fire as the Mujahedin, self-proclaimed holy warriors, took over Afghanistan, and the country erupted in civil war. Omar's family fled, leaving everything behind to take shelter in an old fort. But after a narrow escape from death, his father decided that the family must leave the country.
Yet the journey proved more difficult than anticipated, and in this stunning coming-of-age memoir, Omar offers a moving recollection of these events--a story of daily hardships, relieved by moments of joy and immense beauty. Inflected with folktales and steeped in poetry, A Fort of Nine Towers is a life-affirming triumph.Author: Qais Akbar Omar
ISBN-10: 1250043654
ISBN-13: 9781250043658
Publisher: Picador USA
Language: English
Published: 04/08/2014
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.76w x 0.73d
Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/01/2014 pg. 60
By Qais Akbar Omar
xQais Akbar Omar (whose first name is pronounced "Kice") manages his family's carpet business and writes books. In 2007, he was a visiting scholar at the University of Colorado. He has studied business at Brandeis University and now lives in Boston, where he is pursuing an MFA in creative writing at Boston University. Omar has lectured on Afghan carpets in Afghanistan, Europe, and the United States. He is the coauthor, with Stephen Landrigan, of Shakespeare in Kabul.
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