The sleeping buddha: the story of Afghanistan through the eyes of one family
Canadian fiction, Biography, Literature biography, Family biography, History, Asian history, War
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Summary
In 2003, journalist Ghafour was sent to Afghanistan, which she had fled in 1981, to cover the country's reconstruction. In a place totally changed from the world her parents had described, she discovered a school which teaches women a new… kind of independence, her cousin's determined parliamentary campaign, and the archaeologist digging for his country's lost civilization in the form of a giant sleeping Buddha. Some descriptions of violence. 2007.
Title Details
ISBN
9781552786444
Publisher
McArthur & Co.
Copyright Date
2007
Book number
2430973
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Sondra Bolton
Duration
11 hours 11 minutes 15 seconds
Audio producer
CNIB, 2009.
Braille details for CELA title
Volumes
10
Braille producer
CNIB, 2008.