Asne Seierstad

An account of the 2011 massacre in Norway delves into the killer's troubled childhood to trace his descent from a privileged and gifted youth to a terrorist, offering insights into his radical beliefs against a backdrop of the country's famously peaceful politics.

The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway

One of Us

For one hundred and one days Asne Seierstad worked as a reporter in Baghdad. Always in search of a story far less obvious than the American military invasion, Seierstad brings to life the world behind the headlines in this compelling- and heartbreaking-account of her time among the people of Iraq. From the moment she first arrived in Baghdad on a ten-day visa, she was determined to unearth the modern secrets of an ancient place and to find out how the Iraqi people really live. What do people miss most when their world changes overnight? What do they choose to say when they can suddenly say what they like? Seierstad reveals what life is like for everyday people under the constant threat of attack- first from the Iraqi government and later from American bombs. Displaying the novelist's eye and lyrical storytelling that have won her awards around the world, Seierstad here brings to life an unforgettable cast of characters, from foreign press apparatchik Uday, to Zahra, a mother of three, to Aliya, the guide and translator who becomes a friend. Putting their trust in a European woman with no obvious agenda, these and other Iraqis speak for themselves, to tell the stories we never see on the evening news.

A Baghdad Journal

A Hundred and One Days

O livreiro de Cabul

Jeden z nas

Uses interviews and extended personal contact to depict thirteen Serbian individuals and one Serbian family before and after the arrest of former Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic.

Portraits from Serbia

With Their Backs to the World

O livro traz a história do mais chocante atentado terrorista da Noruega pelo olhar da autora de O livreiro de Cabul. Investigadora de rara habilidade e correspondente internacional consagrada, Åsne Seierstad passou anos escrevendo sobre as pessoas envolvidas em conflitos violentos ao redor do mundo. Agora, pela primeira vez, a autora se dedica a reportar o terror dentro de seu próprio país – e o faz por meio de pesquisa primorosa e de entrevistas e depoimentos exclusivos. O resultado é a reconstrução detalhada e espantosa do maior atentado da história da Noruega, aquele que, em 22 de julho de 2011, vitimou 77 pessoas e impôs as questões fundamentais: Como isso pôde acontecer? Por quê? E quem era Anders Behring Breivik, o assassino?, todas brilhantemente enfrentadas por Åsne Seierstad neste livro.

Um de nós

Two weeks after September 11th, award-winning journalist Åsne Seierstad went to Afghanistan to report on the conflict there. In the following spring she returned to live with an Afghan family for several months. For more than twenty years Sultan Khan defied the authorities - be they communist or Taliban - to supply books to the people of Kabul. He was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned by the communists and watched illiterate Taliban soldiers burn piles of his books in the street. He even resorted to hiding most of his stock in attics all over Kabul. But while Khan is passionate in his love of books and hatred of censorship, he is also a committed Muslim with strict views on family life. As an outsider, Seierstad is able to move between the private world of the women - including Khan's two wives - and the more public lives of the men. And so we learn of proposals and marriages, suppression and abuse of power, crime and punishment. The result is a gripping and moving portrait of a family, and a clear-eyed assessment of a country struggling to free itself from history.

The Bookseller Of Kabul

- An international phenomenon. Translated into 17 languages, The Bookseller Of Kabul has become not only the bestselling nonfiction book ever published in the author's native Norway, but also a tremendous success throughout Europe and around the world. - A book that honestly portrays real life behind the veil--and illuminates the plight of Afghan women as no other book does. - Like the current bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran, the paperback edition of The Bookseller of Kabul is certain to be popular with reading groups. - Hardcover ISBN: 0-316-73450-0

Bookseller of Kabul

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In the early hours of New Year's Eve 1994, Russian troops invaded Chechnya, plunging the country into a prolonged and bloody conflict. A foreign correspondent in Moscow at the time, Åsne Seierstad traveled regularly to Chechnya to report on the war, describing its effects on those trying to live their daily lives amidst violence. Over the course of a decade, she traveled in secret and under the constant threat of danger. In a broken and devastated society, Seierstad lived amongst the wounded and the lost. And she lived with the orphans of Grozny, those who will shape the country's future, asking the question: what happens to children who grow up surrounded by war and accustomed to violence?

Orphans of a Forgotten War

The Angel of Grozny

A fascinating, personal and insightful account of the Iraq war from the bestselling author of THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL In January 2003 Åsne Seierstad entered Baghdad on a ten-day visa. She was to stay for over three months, reporting on the war and its aftermath. A Hundred and One Days is her compelling account of a city under siege, and a fascinating insight into the life of a foreign correspondent. An award-winning writer, Seierstad brilliantly details the frustrations and dangers journalists faced trying to uncover the truth behind the all-pervasive propaganda. She also offers a unique portrait of Baghdad and its people, trying to go about their daily business under the constant threat of attack. Seierstad's passionate and erudite book conveys both the drama and the tragedy of her one hundred and one days in a city at war. 'Åsne Seierstad is the supreme non-fiction writer of her generation' Luke Harding

A Baghdad Journal - from the bestselling author of The Bookseller of Kabul

A Hundred And One Days

'The best book in English about one of the world's most brutal and under-reported conflicts ... fascinating' Christina Lamb, Sunday Times In the early hours of New Year's Eve 1994, Russian troops invaded the Republic of Chechnya, plunging the country into a prolonged and bloody conflict. Asne Seierstad reported regularly on the war, describing its effects on those trying to live their daily lives amidst the violence. In 2006 and 2007 she returned, travelling in secret, in constant danger. The tragedy of Chechnya had continued but the world had moved on. In a broken and devastated society she meets the orphans, the wounded, the lost - and tells their stories at last. 'I devoured this in a few hours - a powerful book of heartbreaking yet flamboyant reportage from a forgotten hell' SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE 'Invaluable ... she has a real eye for detail and the human heart of a story' OBSERVER

Life Inside Chechnya - from the bestselling author of The Bookseller of Kabul

The Angel Of Grozny

«Su mezcla de crónica política, fábula doméstica y denuncia social ha cautivado a los lectores.» El Mundo (Versión para México y Centroamérica) Un magistral retrato familiar y un reportaje sobre una nación en conflicto. En Afganistán, tras la caída del régimen talibán, una joven periodista noruega se hospeda en casa del librero Sultán Khan, hombre culto y defensor de las libertades rumanas. Allí convive con las dos esposas y los cinco hijos de Khan, y conoce sus costumbres y forma de vida. El resultado de esta experiencia es un libro que sorprende y conmueve al mismo tiempo. Los dramas domésticos de una familia islámica que se debate entre las tradiciones y la modernidad, encuentran eco en la historia de un país marcado por la intolerancia, la guerra y la esperanza.

El librero de Kabul

'A masterpiece and a masterclass in investigative journalism' Christina Lamb, Sunday Times On 17 October 2013, teenage sisters Ayan and Leila Juma left their family home near Oslo, seemingly as usual. Later that day they sent an email to their unsuspecting parents, confessing they were on their way to Syria. They had been planning the trip for months in secret. Åsne Seierstad - working closely with the family - followed the story through its many dramatic twists and turns. This is, in part, a story about Syria. But most of all it is a story of what happens to apparently ordinary people when their lives are turned upside down by conflict and tragedy. 'Meticulously documented, full of drama ... this is a tale fluently told, and a thriller as well' Kate Adie, Literary Review 'Åsne Seierstad is the supreme non-fiction writer of her generation ... Two Sisters isn't only the story of how a pair of teenage girls became radicalised but an unsparing portrait of our own society - of its failings and its joys' Luke Harding 'A masterwork. Brilliantly conceived, scrupulously reported and beautifully written, this book is compulsive reading' Jon Lee Anderson

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