by Olivier Weber · Robert Laffont · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782221093139
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«Le Faucon afghan» is Olivier Weber's travelogue, published by Robert Laffont in paperback (262 pages, in French).
Chronicle by journalist Olivier Weber, who spent a month in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. It describes daily life under Islamic law: public punishments, the obligation to pray, opium cultivation and the black market. It includes episodes such as the Anglo-Afghan wars, Lawrence of Arabia or the Buddhas of Bamiyan to portray Afghan society.
The cover adds the subtitle «Voyage au pays des talibans»; the publication dates from September 27, 2001.
It appeals to readers of travel writing and journalism, as well as those seeking a first-hand account of Afghanistan under the Taliban.
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Olivier Weber is a French writer, novelist and reporter at large, known primarily for his coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has been a war correspondent for twenty-five years, especially in Central Asia, Africa, Middle-East and Iraq. He is an assistant professor at the Institut d'études politiques de Paris, president of the Prize Joseph Kessel and today ambassador of France at large. Weber has won several national and international awards of literature and journalism, in particular for his stories on Afghanistan and for his books on wars. His novels, travels writing books and essays have been translated in a dozen of languages.
