The Underground Girls Of Kabul
The Hidden Lives of Afghan Girls Disguised as Boys
$47.40
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2015
Summary
An Afghan woman’s life expectancy is just 44 years, and her life cycle often begins and ends in disappointment: being born a girl and finally, having a daughter of her own. For some, disguising themselves as boys is the only way to get ahead.
Nordberg follows women such as Azita Rafaat, a parliamentarian who once lived as a Bacha Posh, the mother of seven-year-old Mehran, who she is raising as a Bacha Posh as well, but for different reasons than in the past. There’s Zahra, a teenage s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844087754 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844087751 |
| Author: | Jenny Nordberg |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2015 |
| Weight: | 620g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
Nordberg’s subtle, sympathetic reportage makes this one of the most convincing portraits of Afghan culture in print - Publishers Weekly
Five years of research, and an almost novelistic approach to her findings, has produced a book full of fresh stories - IndependentNordberg’s hopeful yet heart-breaking account offers a dazzling picture of Afghan life … She is refreshingly non-judgmental … Thanks to this book, a little more light has been shone on a country and society so often misunderstood - Independent on SundayPartly a reflection on the politics of sex and gender … but it is also a tale of discovery - Sunday TelegraphAbout The Author
Jenny Nordberg
Jenny Nordberg is a writer and producer of long-form television who lives in New York City. She currently is the U.S. and Foreign Affairs Columnist for Swedish national newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, and has written for The New York Times. As a producer, she has reported on a wide range of domestic and international topics - from Iraqi refugees and Pakistan’s nuclear proliferation, to global economics and effects of the financial crisis throughout Eastern Europe. She holds a B.A. in Law and Journalism from Stockholm University, and an M.S. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
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