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Modern events sometime demand the reissue of a book published several years ago. Hirsh's internationally acclaimed 1986 novel, Kabul, provides an almost miraculous window into a country and its people that now have captured the world's attention.
When the last Afghan king is deposed in the summer of 1973, the family of Omar Anwari, his loyal cabinet minister, is torn apart along with their country. Over seven turbulent years while Catherine, their American mother, struggles to hold them together, Mangal, the eldest son, breaks with his father to follow his own political conscience; daughter Saira in New York is torn between two cultures; and Tor, the youngest, most passionate of the three grows up to become perhaps the bravest of them all.
An epic tale of civil war, political intrigue, and family tragedy, Kabul is a moving, insightful portrayal of a proud nation brought to chaos.
When the last Afghan king is deposed in the summer of 1973, the family of Omar Anwari, his loyal cabinet minister, is torn apart along with their country. Over seven turbulent years while Catherine, their American mother, struggles to hold them together, Mangal, the eldest son, breaks with his father to follow his own political conscience; daughter Saira in New York is torn between two cultures; and Tor, the youngest, most passionate of the three grows up to become perhaps the bravest of them all.
An epic tale of civil war, political intrigue, and family tragedy, Kabul is a moving, insightful portrayal of a proud nation brought to chaos.
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An excellent introduction - |
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This book was exactly what I was looking for, and lives up to everything you read in other reviews. I did not read it when it was originally released (as a 6 year old at the time it was a little above my reading level). Instead, I chose it recently because I wanted to read a book about Afghanistan that was published without the knowledge of how events in this country would unfold. The author does a wonderful job of pulling you into the lives of the central family while vividly portraying national events. I highly recommend this book. |
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Fantastic Read! - |
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Highly recommend this book. In light of recent history, it's even more interesting as well a very good history lesson. The characters are alive and well developed, and it does make "Kite Runner" pale in comparison. I've learned more about Afghanistan and its political history from this book than all the newspapers I've read and TV shows I've watched in the past 8 years.
Rich story, excellent read. |
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TURMOIL FOR FAMILY & COUNTRY - |
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Filled with remarkable historical detail and compelling drama, Kabul is rife with intrigue and combines concentrated political insights with a dramatic look at one family, the Anwari's, as they are caught-up in an electrifying and potentially lethal state of affairs, following the 1973 overthrow of the last Afghan King.
We are given a front row seat to the churning turmoil fermenting within the Anwari family as each of the three children, Mangal, Tor & Saira, pursues their individual political beliefs and destinies. The family Anwari could be seen as a metaphor for the country of Afghanistan itself, with its many diverse dissenting factions, each seeking to expand their power and bring about social and political change. The destiny of the family and their beloved country are enexorably joined as both battle to survive subjugation by Russian invaders who are attempting to turn Afghanistan and it's inhabitants into a Communist satellite and claim its riches for their own. This book manages to maintain the basics of historical accuracy while capturing the personalities and philosophies of its many characters, both real and imagined, and blends all of these elements so seamlessly that it is difficult to distinguish what is real and what is a figment of the authors imagination. With the tumult of the 70's that wreaked havoc on this country, one can understand how the Taliban could use this mismanaged mess to get a foothold in the Middle-East. |
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Forget "Kite Runner." This is the book to read . . . - |
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This terrific novel about Afghanistan in the 1970s makes "The Kite Runner" seem plodding and shallow. It is a family saga with its own "spoiled prince" character, full of political intrigue in the years leading up to the Soviet invasion, and its closing chapters involve not one but two daring rescue missions. The scope of this 440+ page novel is as far ranging and ambitious as Boris Pasternak's "Dr. Zhivago."
The fortunes and fate of the well-to-do Anwari family are linked to the rise and fall of governments in Kabul, and the country itself is portrayed in the grip of revolutionary conflict and in an international context involving its neighbors, the US, and the USSR. Meanwhile, there are weddings, love affairs, sibling rivalries, conflicts between parents and children, babies born, illness and death, mixed loyalties, hopes, fears, disappointments, the entire gamut of the human drama. This intricately plotted novel weaves together a host of story threads and shifting points of view among characters that deepen their emotional and psychological reality. Dialogues between them are elegant and sharp witted as they jockey for advantage with each other while reaching at the same time for any feelings that would lessen their vulnerability. Don't let the burqas on the cover mislead you. The women in this novel are strong and independent, and their struggle to remain so represents the birth pangs of an ancient civilization on the verge of the modern age. Hirsch has written one heck of a novel, and it deserves an audience that yearns to know more about the country and the culture that for decades has continued to withstand the destructive forces of civil strife and international conflict. |
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Enlightening - |
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By using vivid characterization and clever prose, Hirsh prompts readers to explore how world politics, family relationships, and individual duty are intertwined -- not only in the frame of the novel, but in their own lives, as well. The novel provides a fascinating perspective on Afghanistan, and illustrates the need for passive observers to cross the boundary separating basic knowledge of current events and deep understanding of the causes behind them. |
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