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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Eight translators arrive at a house in a primeval Polish forest on the border of Belarus. It belongs to the world-renowned author Irena Rey, and they are there to translate her magnum opus, Gray Eminence. But within days of their arrival, Irena disappears without a trace. The translators, who hail from eight different countries but share the same reverence for their beloved author, begin to investigate where she may have gone while proceeding with...
2) The gardener of Lashkar Gah: a true story of the Afghans who risked everything to fight the Taliban
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The powerful true story of the Afghans left behind as the Taliban conquered the country. The 20-year war fought by the US and its allies in Afghanistan is the longest war of the 21st century. It brought opportunity and tragedy for those who were forced to live through it. The abrupt withdrawal of British and American troops in 2021, in what may come to be regarded as one of the worst foreign policy failures of the past hundred years, precipitated...
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