Åsne Seierstad Books

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.

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.

On 22 July 2011 Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 of his fellow Norwegians in a terrorist atrocity that shocked the world. Many were teenagers, just beginning their adult lives. In the devastating aftermath, the inevitable questions began. How could this happen? Why did it happen? And who was Anders Breivik? Åsne Seierstad was uniquely placed to explore these questions. An award-winning foreign correspondent, she had spent years writing about people caught up in violent conflict. Now, for the first time, she was being asked to write about her home country. Based on extensive testimonies and interviews, One of Us is the definitive account of the massacres and the subsequent trial. But more than that, it is the compelling story of Anders Breivik and a select group of his victims. A picture emerges of a killer - isolated, awkward, with a strange and troubled childhood. And on the other side, we come to know fascinating, dazzling young people such as Simon Sæbø and Bano Rashid, eager to contribute to their society. As we follow the path to their inevitable collision, it becomes clear just what was lost in that one day. A gripping, shattering and vital book, One of Us is the story of a massacre and a study of evil. But it is also a story about community versus isolation, hope versus rejection, love versus bigotry - and a powerful memorial to those who lost their lives.

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.

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.

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.

Wie konnte sich Anders Breivik, der im wohlhabenden Westen aufwuchs, zu einem perfiden Terroristen entwickeln? Åsne Seierstads ausgezeichnetes Buch ist gleichzeitig psychologische Studie und literarisches True Crime, gleichzeitig Würdigung der Opfer und eine messerscharfe Analyse einer Tat, die sich jederzeit und überall wiederholen könnte.

Nur vier Flugstunden von uns entfernt liegt eine vergessene Welt von Krieg und Terror: Tschetschenien. Jeder Zehnte wurde umgebracht, die überlebenden Männer verstecken sich oder leisten weiter Widerstand. Die Frauen kämpfen um das Überleben. Doch am härtesten trifft es die Kinder. Allein und auf sich gestellt, kämpfen sie völlig verwahrlost in den Ruinen Grosnys um ihre Existenz. Sie, die die Zukunft sein sollten, sind die größten Opfer. Wir treffen Abdul, einen Kriegswaisen, der seine Schwester der Ehre wegen töten muss. Oder den zwölfjährigen Timur, der sich nur spüren kann, wenn er Hunden den Schädel einschlägt. An ihren Schicksalen wird deutlich, wie Krieg eine Gesellschaft brutalisiert und zerrüttet.