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- Author
- Qais Akbar Omar
- First published
- 2013
- Pages
- 416
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Macmillan Hardback Omes, Macmillan
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780374709181
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**Qais Akbar Omar** is a writer whose work explores the human experience of modern Afghanistan. He is the author of *A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story*, a memoir translated into more than twenty languages. The book was selected as an Editor’s Choice by *The New York Times Book Review*, named a *Washington Post* Notable Book, and recognized as one of the Best Books of the Year by *The Seattle Times* and *Kirkus Reviews*. It was also a finalist for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Omar is also the co-author of *A Night in the Emperor’s Garden*, which was shortlisted for the Sheridan Morley Prize for Theatre Biography and adapted for BBC Radio 3. His essays, shor
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