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Shadow City - A Woman Walks Kabul

Taran N. Khan

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Roaming Kabul's mystic landscape, with raw observance.

Shadow City would be an excellent read for those interested in non-fiction, travelogues, and the Middle East. It offers a tender portrayal of a city engulfed in darkness and delves into the complexities of living in Afghanistan as a woman. Taran Khan's writing is poetic and introspective, giving readers not just a view of the streets of Kabul but also a glimpse into the struggle it takes to survive in a city that is forever on the brink of war.

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Shadow City - A Woman Walks Kabul

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ISBN: 9781784708023
Author: Taran N. Khan
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2021-02-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Travel, Biographies & Memoirs
Goodreads rating: 4.05
(rated by 277 readers)

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**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**'A fabulous piece of writing . . . I recommend it unreservedly' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE'A brilliant book' CHRISTINA LAMBOne 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 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.'Powerfully evocative' Kapka Kassabova'A wonderful journey' Atiq Rahimi'Khan illuminates Kabul's life-affirming humanity' TLS
 

Roaming Kabul's mystic landscape, with raw observance.

Shadow City would be an excellent read for those interested in non-fiction, travelogues, and the Middle East. It offers a tender portrayal of a city engulfed in darkness and delves into the complexities of living in Afghanistan as a woman. Taran Khan's writing is poetic and introspective, giving readers not just a view of the streets of Kabul but also a glimpse into the struggle it takes to survive in a city that is forever on the brink of war.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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