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A Hundred and One Days
A Baghdad Journal
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Author(s): Asne Seierstad  
ISBN: 1844081400
ISBN-13: 9781844081400
Publication Date: 02 Dec 2004
Pages: 336 (198 x 126)
Format: Paperback
Published Price: £7.99


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In January 2003 Asne 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.

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For THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL: 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other ... a compelling read' Sunday Times 'A remarkable portrait ...Seierstad was fascinated by everything she witnessed, and her curiosity and perceptive eye colours every page' Independent 'Stunning and fascinating' Observer

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY:
Åsne Seiserstad was born in 1970 and studied Russian, Spanish and the history of Philosophy at Oslo University. She has worked as a war correspondent, first in Russia between 1993 and 1996, then in China in 1997. Between 1998 and 2000 she reported on the war in Kosovo for Norwegian television, and in 2000 she published With Their Backs to the Wall: Portraits from Serbia. In autumn 2001 she spent three months in Afghanistan, reporting for a number of major Scandinavian newspapers. In spring 2003 she reported on the war in Iraq from Baghdad. Åsne Seiserstad has received numerous awards for her journalism. The Bookseller of Kabul is one of the bestselling Norwegian Books of all time, and has been translated into many languages.

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