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A fort of nine towers : an Afghan family story / Qais Akbar Omar.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ©2013. Edition: 1st editionDescription: 396 pages : maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780374157647
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • CT1878. O63.2013
Contents:
Contents: Maps—Prologue—Part one : the holy warriors—1. In the time before—2. Allah-hu-Akbar—3. The other side of the mountain—4. To be a family again—5. The long road home—6. Under the earth—Part two : flight—7. The North—8. The garden of Hamza’s father—9. Inside the head of Buddha—10. Borderlands—11. My teacher—12. Carvan—Part three : in the time of Shaitan—13. The gold—14. Wakeel—15. Inferno—16. The dog—Part four : the triumph of madness—17. A new kind of justice—18. The prison—19. A precious jewel—20. The length of a hair—21. The secret of the pigeons—22. University of Taliban—23. Grandfather—24. One knot at a time—25. A change in the air—Epilogue : a journey still—Author’s note—Acknowledgments.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University CT1878.O63.2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000359991
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Contents: Maps—Prologue—Part one : the holy warriors—1. In the time before—2. Allah-hu-Akbar—3. The other side of the mountain—4. To be a family again—5. The long road home—6. Under the earth—Part two : flight—7. The North—8. The garden of Hamza’s father—9. Inside the head of Buddha—10. Borderlands—11. My teacher—12. Carvan—Part three : in the time of Shaitan—13. The gold—14. Wakeel—15. Inferno—16. The dog—Part four : the triumph of madness—17. A new kind of justice—18. The prison—19. A precious jewel—20. The length of a hair—21. The secret of the pigeons—22. University of Taliban—23. Grandfather—24. One knot at a time—25. A change in the air—Epilogue : a journey still—Author’s note—Acknowledgments.

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