Qais Akbar Omar is 29 years old. His young life coincided with one of the most convulsive decades in Afghan history: civil war, the rise of the Taliban, and the arrival of international troops in 2001. A Fort of Nine Towers - named for the place his parents first sought shelter from war - is the story of Qais' family and their remarkable survival. A group of tenacious and deeply loving people, when the fighting came they were buffeted from one part of Afghanistan to the next 'like kittens in the jaws of a lion', setting up camp on the plains, in the famous Buddha caves at Banyam, and with Kuchi nomads, before returning finally to Kabul, where they belong.
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| ASIN | 1447221753 |
| Author | Qais Akbar Omar |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Condition | Like New |
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| Publication Date | 13/03/2014 |
| Publisher | Picador |
A Fort of Nine Towers
- Product Code: 1447221753
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- Condition: Like New
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