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West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story
West of Kabul East of New York An Afghan American Story
Author: Tamim Ansary
A passionate personal journey through two cultures in conflict — Shortly after militant Islamic terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center, Tamim Ansary of San Francisco sent an e-mail to twenty friends, telling how the threatened U.S. reprisals against Afghanistan looked to him as an Afghan American. The message spread, and in a few days...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780374287573
ISBN-10: 0374287570
Publication Date: 4/24/2002
Pages: 304
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3.9 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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A good description of pre-Communist era Kabul, and life for a child there. I hadn't seen that description of the inner family life before. Moves on to an Afghan-American trying to bridge two very different cultures. An illuminating, quick read.
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