The Sleeping Buddha: The Story of Afghanistan Through the Eyes of One Family

Afghanistan has one of the most convoluted and turbulent histories of any place on earth. Hamida Ghafour's family fled when the Communists came, the first of their ancient Afghan line to leave. Most of her other relatives soon followed. This is an evocative, searching family memoir from a young journalist.

• Author
• Hamida Ghafour

• Format
• paperback

• Pages
• 336

• Publisher
• Constable & Robinson

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9781845293130

• Settings
• Afghanistan

• Genres
• classics, travel, history

• Release date
• 2008