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This 4 page paper focuses on examples to come from this controversial book that has put the subject's family in danger. Ideas about marriage and family are the focus of attention. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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country has a history of political instability and contains many ethnic groups. The majority of the people are Muslim and subscribe to traditional, though somewhat controversial, values. The book
entitled The Bookseller of Kabul is entrenched in culture and life after the fall of the Taliban. It is raw and honest. Yet, the book is controversial. It has actually
put the wife of the title character Shah Mohammed Rais in danger (Fouche). This fact demonstrates just how much of a hold the culture has on the people. They
are afraid of the truth being exposed. It also suggests that the book is rather accurate. Why would anyone be angry if the truth was not exposed? At the same
time, the book does represent a society that is rather backwards by modern standards. Women are not treated as equal to men and in fact, their ways surrounding marriage and
family are also rather controversial. At least, they are unacceptable to the Western world. Finally, the fact that so much is made of the book suggests that it is difficult
to uncover the truth. Serchuk writes: "The assorted policymakers who have served in Kabul have refrained from spilling their secrets after returning home, while none of the reporters dispatched
there have produced anything resembling a definitive account of the countrys trajectory since 2001" (34). Indeed, getting to the truth is difficult, but a responsible journalist did write the book
of choice, and it is one that seems to be quite candid and accurate. It tells of how marriage is embraced after the fall of the Taliban and how the
people live. A student asks: "What are the roles of husband and wife in Afghan society as depicted in the Bookseller of Kabul? " Marriage is very different in
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