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WEST OF KABUL, EAST OF NEW YORK: An Afghan American Story.

WEST OF KABUL, EAST OF NEW YORK: An Afghan American Story. Paperback - 2003

by Ansary, Tamim

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Powerful and timely, this dual citizen chronicles his angst and personal journey through two cultures in the wake of 9/11.

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New York:: Picador / Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, (2003.). Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (light toning).. 1st trade paperback printing. "The day after Islamic terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center, Tamim Ansary of San Francisco sent an anguished e-mail to twenty friends, duscussing the attack from his perspective as an Afgan American. That message, spreading via the Internet, reached and touched millions of people around the world." An always interesting,sometimes moving, account of growing up in two worlds, the Afghan of his father, and the America of his mother. 300 pp.
Used - Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (light toning).
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  • Title WEST OF KABUL, EAST OF NEW YORK: An Afghan American Story.
  • Author Ansary, Tamim
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (light toning).
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Picador / Farrar, Straus & Giroux,, New York:
  • Date (2003.)
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 85659
  • ISBN 9780312421519 / 0312421516
  • Weight 0.63 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.53 x 5.32 x 0.82 in (21.67 x 13.51 x 2.08 cm)
  • Reading level 940
  • Library of Congress subjects Ansary, Mir Tamim, Afghan Americans
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002045025
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • New York Times, 03/23/2003, Page 24

About the author

Tamim Ansary, who has written numerous books for children, is a columnist for Encarta. He lives in San Francisco, California, with his wife and their two children.

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