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Come Back to Afghanistan: A California Teenager's Story

de Said Hyder Akbar

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In what began as two episodes of NPR's This American Life, Akbar recounts his pilgrimage to his home country with precocious wisdom and insight, taking readers from palaces to prisons and from Kabul to the borderlands in a revealing portrait of a country in the midst of a historic transition. A Top 10 ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2005 "Honest and precociously articulate, Akbar, now 20, filters complex Afghan traditions and history through a pop-culture lens."-Entertainment Weekly "There's no shortage of realistic detail. This is a book that leaves dust in your hair and blows sand into your teeth."-San Francisco Chronicle "Raw, honest and unnerving, the book is a grim reminder of Afghanistan's ongoing political struggles."-USA Today Said Hyder Akbar is currently a junior at Yale University in New Haven, CT. He is also codirector and founder of his own nongovernmental organization, Wadan Afghanistan, which has rebuilt schools and constructed pipe systems in rural Kunar province. Susan Burton is a contributing editor of This American Life and a former editor at Harper's. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine.Also available: HC ISBN 1-58234-520-1 ISBN-13 978-1-58234-520-8 $24.95

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First-hand account of Afghani-American teen's return to Afghanistan and his experiences, along with an extended family and various politicos, to rebuild the country. The chaos, casual and capricious violence, and constant struggles to not just build but retain advances make for interesting reading. The author feels like a true interpreter: not just language but cultural differences, are translated for the average reader. Not much happens and the snapshot of Afghani life is probably already dated... still an important read for anyone trying to understand that part of the world. ( )
  mjspear | May 30, 2017 |
Thoughtful and sharply written. I enjoyed getting the "insider's view" of Afghanistan through the eyes of Said Hyder Akbar. Before I read this book, much of the literature I'd encountered about Afghanistan was translated with varying degrees of Western bias. Hyder's writing is much better balanced. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking a clearer lens through which to understand Afghan culture, history and politics. ( )
  Gracie_Lou | Jul 7, 2012 |
Absolutely fascinating book. Gave me an insight into Afghanistan in a way nothing else I've read has. Highly recommended. ( )
  JenniferForest | Jun 30, 2009 |
I really liked this book. It definately gave the reader a truer look at AFghanistan. I wasn't overly impressed with the writing of this book, but it definately was thought provoking and interesting. I look forward to more from Hyder. ( )
  SheReads | Jan 11, 2007 |
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By blood, we are immersed in love of you. /
The youth lose their heads for your sake. /
I come to you and my heart finds rest. /
Away from you, grief clings to my heart like a snake. /
I forget the throne of Delhi /
When I remember the mountaintops of my Pashtun land. /
If I must choose between the world and you, /
I shall not hesitate to claim your barren deserts as my own.

--Ahmed Shah Durrani (1722-72), the founding father of modern Afghanistan
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For my parents, Nadera Akbar and Said Fazel Akbar, to whom I will be forever indebted.

And to Abdul Haq, Said Bahauddin Majrooh, and the countless heroes who gave their lives for Afghanistan.
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In what began as two episodes of NPR's This American Life, Akbar recounts his pilgrimage to his home country with precocious wisdom and insight, taking readers from palaces to prisons and from Kabul to the borderlands in a revealing portrait of a country in the midst of a historic transition. A Top 10 ALA Best Books for Young Adults 2005 "Honest and precociously articulate, Akbar, now 20, filters complex Afghan traditions and history through a pop-culture lens."-Entertainment Weekly "There's no shortage of realistic detail. This is a book that leaves dust in your hair and blows sand into your teeth."-San Francisco Chronicle "Raw, honest and unnerving, the book is a grim reminder of Afghanistan's ongoing political struggles."-USA Today Said Hyder Akbar is currently a junior at Yale University in New Haven, CT. He is also codirector and founder of his own nongovernmental organization, Wadan Afghanistan, which has rebuilt schools and constructed pipe systems in rural Kunar province. Susan Burton is a contributing editor of This American Life and a former editor at Harper's. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine.Also available: HC ISBN 1-58234-520-1 ISBN-13 978-1-58234-520-8 $24.95

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