The Taliban Cricket Club - Softcover

Timeri N. Murari

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1743311478 ISBN 13: 9781743311479

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 2013

Synopsis

Rukhsana, a spirited young journalist in Kabul, is summoned to the infamous Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice to face its terrifying minister, Zorak Wahidi. A cricket tournament is announced, with the winning team to travel to Pakistan for training and then represent Afghanistan at an international level.

In reality, the idea is ludicrous. The Taliban will never embrace a game rooted in civility, fairness and equality. And no one in Afghanistan even knows how to play cricket, except Rukhsana. The tournament offers hope - a means of escape for her brother and young cousins. And for Rukhsana, escape is essential - Wahidi wants to marry her, a frightening proposition which will enslave her in his home.

About this title

Review:

An engaging read and a real page turner --Red
A wonderful and revealing book --The Sun
Murari's novel exerts a strong emotional grip as we follow the Taliban's brutality with mounting horror. The result is an unusual mix of tension, farce and profound outrage. --Financial Times
Cinematic descriptions of war, and the joy of cricket, score highly. --Observer

This book is funny, moving, harrowing, romantic and readable. --TheBookBag.co.uk

A strange and alluring combination of cricket, the Taliban, and a lively, clever heroine makes this novel unputdownable. --New Books

From the Author:

Timeri N. Murari is an award winning writer, filmmaker, and playwright. Time magazine chose his film, The Square Circle, for its top ten of the year in 1997. His works include the bestselling novel, Taj, which has been translated into over twenty languages. Timeri lives with his wife in his ancestral home in Madras, India.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1743311478
• ISBN 13: 9781743311479
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336