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Åsne Seierstad

    February 10, 1970

    Ásne Seierstad is an acclaimed journalist whose work is characterized by its deep insight into complex issues. She crafts her reports with an emphasis on the human dimension and the ethical questions that arise in challenging environments. Her style is penetrating and analytical, focused on uncovering truth and understanding human nature under extreme conditions. Through her extensive engagement with global events, she offers readers authentic and compelling literary experiences.

    Åsne Seierstad
    Zwei Schwestern
    The Bookseller of Kabul
    With Their Backs to the World
    A Hundred and One Days
    One of Us
    The Afghans
    • Twenty years after The Bookseller of Kabul, internationally bestselling author Åsne Seierstad returns to Afghanistan to explore life under the Taliban today through three individuals and their families.

      The Afghans
      4.8
    • One of Us

      • 544 pages
      • 20 hours of reading

      Inspiration for the Netflix Film 22 July - directed by Paul Greengrass - and in the tradition of In Cold Blood, the account of a massacre and a gripping portrait of evil, by the author of The Bookseller of Kabul.

      One of Us
      4.5
    • A Hundred and One Days

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      In January 2003 Åsne Seierstad entered Baghdad on a ten-day visa. She was to stay for over three months, reporting on the war and its aftermath. A Hundred and One Days is her compelling account of a city under siege, and a fascinating insight into the life of a foreign correspondent. An award-winning writer, Seierstad brilliantly details the frustrations and dangers journalists faced trying to uncover the truth behind the all-pervasive propaganda. She also offers a unique portrait of Baghdad and its people, trying to go about their daily business under the constant threat of attack. Seierstad's passionate and erudite book conveys both the drama and the tragedy of her one hundred and one days in a city at war.

      A Hundred and One Days
      4.0
    • With Their Backs to the World

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      International reporter Asne Seierstad pens a remarkable exploration of the lives of ordinary Serbs under the regime of Slobodan Milosevic--during the dramatic events leading up to his fall, and finally in the troubled years that have followed.

      With Their Backs to the World
      3.8
    • The Bookseller of Kabul

      • 276 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      In spring 2002 award-winning journalist Asne Seierstad spent four months living with the bookseller and his family. As Seierstad steps back from the page and lets the Khans tell their stories, we learn of proposals and marriages, hope and fear, crime and punishment. The result is a unique portrait of a family and a country.

      The Bookseller of Kabul
      3.8
    • Zwei Schwestern

      Im Bann des Dschihad

      An einem Nachmittag im Oktober 2013 kommen die zwei Teenagerschwestern Ayan und Leila nach der Schule nicht wie gewohnt nach Hause. Stattdessen schicken sie eine E-Mail – mit einer Nachricht, die ihren Eltern und Geschwistern schier die Luft zum Atmen nimmt: Die beiden Schwestern befinden sich auf der Reise nach Syrien, um sich dort dem Islamischen Staat anzuschließen. Sofort begibt sich ihr Vater auf die Suche nach ihnen mitten hinein ins Kriegsgebiet. Auf seiner verzweifelten und lebensgefährlichen Odyssee kooperiert er mit Schmugglern, Geheimdiensten und Terrormilizen. Wieso haben seine Töchter freiwillig ihr sicheres Leben aufgegeben? Wieso wurden im Vorfeld die Zeichen nicht richtig gedeutet? Und wie schafft er es, sie wieder zurückzuholen, notfalls auch gegen ihren Willen? Åsne Seierstad beleuchtet das Thema in seiner gesamten Komplexität. Sie deckt nicht nur die Hintergründe der Radikalisierung sowie die Auswirkungen auf die Hinterbliebenen auf, sondern gewährt auch dramatische Einsichten in das Leben und Überleben im Terrorstaat.

      Zwei Schwestern
      4.6
    • A sole quattro ore di volo da noi si trova un mondo dimenticato di guerra e terrore: la Cecenia. Ogni dieci persone, una è stata uccisa; gli uomini sopravvissuti si nascondono o continuano a resistere. Le donne lottano per la sopravvivenza, ma i più colpiti sono i bambini. Abbandonati a se stessi, combattono in condizioni disperate tra le rovine di Grozny per la loro esistenza. Coloro che dovrebbero essere il futuro sono le maggiori vittime. Incontriamo Abdul, un orfano di guerra costretto a uccidere sua sorella per onore. Oppure il dodicenne Timur, che riesce a sentire qualcosa di vivo solo quando colpisce i cani. Le loro storie rivelano come la guerra brutalizzi e distrugga una società, lasciando cicatrici indelebili nei più giovani.

      Il bambino dal cuore di lupo. Storie dall'inferno della Cecenia in guerra
      4.3
    • De boekhandelaar van Kaboel - druk Herdruk

      • 315 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      De Noorse oorlogscorrespondente, die vlak na het verdrijven van het Talibanbewind enige maanden bij een Afghaanse familie woonde, geeft met name een beeld van het leven van de vrouw.

      De boekhandelaar van Kaboel - druk Herdruk
    • Onder het noorderlicht

      Een literaire kennismaking met 17 Noorse topauteurs

      • 222 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Keuze van romanfragmenten uit de hedendaagse Noorse literatuur.Een ontdekkingsreis langs het beste uit de hedendaagse Noorse literatuur. Van Lars Saabye Christensen tot Herbjørg Wassmo.Wat lezers van de buitenlandse literatuur weten, beperkt zich vaak tot enkele namen. De Noorse literatuur vormt daarop geen uitzondering. Uitgeverij De Geus brengt al een aantal jaren met grote regelmaat zowel gevestigde namen als aanstormend talent onder de aandacht van lezend Nederland. Deze bundel - in het jaar dat Noorwegen zijn honderdjarig bestaan als onafhankelijk koninkrijk viert - is een presentatie van verhalen of fragmenten uit werk van Noorse auteurs die bij De Geus verschijnen.

      Onder het noorderlicht
      2.9