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Qais Akbar Omar is 29 years old. His 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' family and their remarkable survival. A group of tenacious and deeply loving people, when the fighting came they were buffeted from one part of Afghanistan to the next 'like kittens in the jaws of a lion', setting up camp on the plains, in the famous Buddha caves at Banyam, and with Kuchi nomads, before returning finally to Kabul, where they belong.
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A Fort of Nine Towers, Qais Akbar Omar
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- 2014
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- Title
- A Fort of Nine Towers
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Qais Akbar Omar
- Publisher
- Picador
- Released
- 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1447221753
- ISBN13
- 9781447221753
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, True Stories, Biographies, History, Philosophical Topics, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Family, Philosophy, Military History, Military Fiction, Wars, Memories, Childhood, Experiences, Sagas, Afghanistan, Taliban, Kabul, Afghan Literature
- First published
- 2013
- Original title
- A Fort of Nine Towers
- Rating
- 4.55 out of 5
- Description
- Qais Akbar Omar is 29 years old. His 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' family and their remarkable survival. A group of tenacious and deeply loving people, when the fighting came they were buffeted from one part of Afghanistan to the next 'like kittens in the jaws of a lion', setting up camp on the plains, in the famous Buddha caves at Banyam, and with Kuchi nomads, before returning finally to Kabul, where they belong.