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A fort of nine towers : an Afghan family story

A carpet designer in Kabul describes his childhood before the Mujahedin took over, his family's struggle for survival after fleeing their home, and how his secret carpet factory provided both employment and education for neighborhood girls.

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  • "Yi ge Afuhan jia zu de zhan huo liu li"
  • "An Afghan family story"
  • "Fort of 9 towers"
  • "Fort of 9 towers"@en
  • "Fort of nine towers, an Afghan family story"

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  • "A carpet designer in Kabul describes his childhood before the Mujahedin took over, his family's struggle for survival after fleeing their home, and how his secret carpet factory provided both employment and education for neighborhood girls."@en
  • ""Qais Akbar Omar's 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's family and their remarkable survival. When the fighting came, this group of tenacious and deeply loving people was buffeted from one part of Afghanistan to the next, 'like kittens in the jaws of a lion'. They set up camp on the plains, in the Buddha caves of Bamiyan, and later with Kuchi nomads, before they were finally able to return to Kabul -- where in many senses their trials were just beginning. As he shares this long journey, through terror, loss, heartbreak, and sudden moments of joy, Qais's spirit never ceases to shine. This is an extraordinary book about a beautiful and civilized country ravaged by war, and about the power of stories to embolden, console, and bind a family together, in the face of almost unimaginable odds."--Publisher's description."@en
  • "A carpet designer in Kabul describes his childhood before the Mujahedin took over, his family's struggle for survival after fleeing their home, and how his secret carpet factory provided both employment and education for neighbourhood girls."
  • "A carpet designer in Kabul describes his childhood before the Mujahedin took over, his family's struggle for survival after fleeing their home, and how his secret carpet factory provided both employment and education for neighbourhood girls."@en
  • "A young Afghan man's memoir of his family and country in which the horrors and perils he faced, his imprisonment, and his quiet resistance explore life in a country whose history has become deeply entwined with the United States, but has eluded understanding."@en
  • "A young Afghan man's memoir of his family and country in which the horrors and perils he faced, his imprisonment, and his quiet resistance explore life in a country whose history has become deeply entwined with the United States, but has eluded understanding."

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  • "Biography"@en
  • "Biography"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Autobiographical prose"
  • "Erzählende Literatur"
  • "Erlebnisbericht"
  • "Autobiografické prózy"
  • "Prose in English"
  • "Anglicky psané prózy"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"

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  • "Die Festung der neun Türme : die Geschichte meiner afghanischen Familie"
  • "A fort of nine towers : an Afghan family story"@en
  • "A fort of nine towers : an Afghan family story"
  • "寂静的峰塔 : 一个阿富汗家族的战火流离 =A fort of nine towers, an Afghan family story"
  • "Ji jing de feng ta : yi ge Afuhan jia zu de zhan huo liu li =A fort of nine towers, an Afghan family story"
  • "A fort of nine towers : an Afghan childhood"@en
  • "A fort of nine towers : an Afghan childhood"
  • "A fort of nine towers"
  • "A fort of nine towers"@en
  • "Kaboul était un vaste jardin : histoire d'une famille afghane"
  • "Ji jing de feng ta : yi ge Afuhan jia zu de zhan huo liu li"
  • "A fort of nine towers an Afghan family story"
  • "寂静的峰塔 : 一个阿富汗家族的战火流离"
  • "Pevnost devíti věží : příběh afghánské rodiny"
  • "Die Festung der neun Türme Die Geschichte meiner afghanischen Familie"
  • "A fort of nine towers : an afghan family story"

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