Initially at least the translation was awful, with idiom being use inappropriately. This was very distracting at first - whether the translation improved or whether the fascinating subject matter distracted him from it, Seán wasn't sure.
The book deals with the lives of the bookseller and his family under the Taliban regime and afterwards, and is revealing in particular about the position of women in Afghan society.
Worth reading in spite of the journalistic style and the irritating translation.
Seán 26/9/04