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'A fabulous piece of writing . . . I recommend it unreservedly' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE

'A brilliant book' CHRISTINA LAMB, author of Farewell Kabul

One of the first things I was told when I arrived in Kabul was never to walk...

When journalist Taran Khan arrives in Kabul, she uncovers a place that defies her expectations. Her wanderings with other Kabulis reveal a fragile city in a state of flux: stricken by near-constant war, but flickering with the promise of peace; governed by age-old codes but experimenting with new modes of living.

Her walks take her to the unvisited tombs of the dead, and to the land of the living - like the booksellers, archaeologists, film-makers and entrepreneurs who are remaking this 3,000-year-old city. And as NATO troops begin to withdraw from the country, Khan watches the cycle of transformation begin again.

**Winner of the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award 2021**
**Winner of the Tata Literature Live First Book Award for Non-Fiction 2020**

'Powerfully evocative' Kapka Kassabova

'A wonderful journey' Atiq Rahimi

'Khan illuminates Kabul's life-affirming humanity' TLS

Shadow City: A Woman Walks Kabul

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'A fabulous piece of writing . . . I recommend it unreservedly' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE'A brilliant book' CHRISTINA LAMB, author of... Read more

    Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    Publication Date: 04/02/2021
    ISBN13: 9781784708023, 978-1784708023
    ISBN10: 178470802X

    Number of Pages: 288

    Non Fiction , Travel & Transport

    Description

    'A fabulous piece of writing . . . I recommend it unreservedly' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE

    'A brilliant book' CHRISTINA LAMB, author of Farewell Kabul

    One of the first things I was told when I arrived in Kabul was never to walk...

    When journalist Taran Khan arrives in Kabul, she uncovers a place that defies her expectations. Her wanderings with other Kabulis reveal a fragile city in a state of flux: stricken by near-constant war, but flickering with the promise of peace; governed by age-old codes but experimenting with new modes of living.

    Her walks take her to the unvisited tombs of the dead, and to the land of the living - like the booksellers, archaeologists, film-makers and entrepreneurs who are remaking this 3,000-year-old city. And as NATO troops begin to withdraw from the country, Khan watches the cycle of transformation begin again.

    **Winner of the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year Award 2021**
    **Winner of the Tata Literature Live First Book Award for Non-Fiction 2020**

    'Powerfully evocative' Kapka Kassabova

    'A wonderful journey' Atiq Rahimi

    'Khan illuminates Kabul's life-affirming humanity' TLS

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