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West of Kabul, east of New York
an Afghan American story
By Ansary, Tamim & Ansary, Mir Tamim
- ISBN
- 978-0-37428-757-3
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2002
Adult/High School This powerful, illuminating three-part memoir is a fast and enjoyable read, richly embedded with stimulating insights. In a friendly and often humorous style, Ansary charms readers with colorful stories of his life in Afghanistan and America, and shows what it is like to belong to two very different cultures. His mother (a feminist, atheist, and teacher) was Finnish-American and his father was an Afghan from a distinguished and talented family engaged in the country's first attempt at modernization. In "The Lost World," the a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
