The Finest Hotel in Kabul

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7462833The Finest Hotel in Kabulhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-finest-hotel-in-kabul-9781529152562/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/7061245/image.jpg?v=638860006926930000360360MXNCornerstoneInStock/Audiolibros/Brought to you by Penguin.A sweeping and immersive history of modern Afghanistan from the one of the worlds leading war correspondents.In 1969, the luxury Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul opened its doors: a glistening white box, high on a hill, that reflected Afghanistans hopes of becoming a modern country, connected to the world.Lyse Doucet now the BBCs Chief International Correspondent, then a young reporter on her inaugural trip to Afghanistan first checked into the Inter-Continental in 1988. In the decades since, she has witnessed a Soviet evacuation, a devastating civil war, the US invasion, and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban, all from within its increasingly battered walls. The Inter-Con has never closed its doors.Now, she weaves together the experiences of the Afghans who have kept the hotel running to craft a richly immersive history of their country. It is the story of Hazrat, the septuagenarian housekeeper who still holds fast to his Inter-Continental training from the hotels 1970s glory days an era of haute cuisine and high fashion, when Afghanistan was a kingdom and Kabul was the Paris of Central Asia. Of Abida, who became the first female chef after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. And of Malalai and Sadeq, the twenty-somethings who seized every opportunity offered by two decades of fragile democracy only to see the Taliban come roaring back in 2021.Through these intimate portraits of Kabul life, the story of a hotel becomes the story of a people.Simply unforgettable ELIF SHAFAK Incredible PETER FRANKOPAN Utterly compelling PHILIPPE SANDS Ingenious KAMILA SHAMSIE Beautiful RORY STEWART Lyse Doucet 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025...7088343The Finest Hotel in Kabul360360https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-finest-hotel-in-kabul-9781529152562/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/7061245/image.jpg?v=638860006926930000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20259781529152562_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9781529152562_Brought to you by Penguin.When the Inter-Continental Hotel opened in Kabul in 1969, it reflected the hopes of the country: a glistening white edifice that embodied Afghanistans dreams of becoming an affluent, modern power.Five decades later, and the Inter-Continental is a dilapidated, shrapnel-damaged shell. It has endured civil wars, terrorist attacks, the US occupation, and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban. But its decaying grandeur still hints at ordinary Afghans hopes of stability and prosperity.Lyse Doucet, the BBCs Chief International Correspondent, has been staying at the Inter-Continental since 1988. She has spent decades meeting its staff and guests, and listening to their stories. And now, she uses their experiences to offer an evocative history of modern Afghanistan. It is the story of Hazrat, the octogenarian receptionist who for five decades has been witnessing diplomats and journalists, mujahideen and US soldiers, passing through the hotels doors. It is the story of Abida, the first female chef to work in the Inter-Continentals famous kitchen after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. And it is the story of Sadeq, the 24-year-old front-desk worker who personifies the ambitions of a new generation of Afghans.The result is a remarkably vivid account of how ordinary Afghans have experienced half a century of disorder. It captures the soul of Afghanistan from within the walls of the Kabul Inter-Continental. Lyse Doucet 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025...(*_*)9781529152562_Brought to you by Penguin.When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistans first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to the world.More than fifty years on, the Inter-Continental is still standing. It has endured Soviet occupation, multiple coups, a grievous civil war, a US invasion and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban. History lives within its scarred windows and walls.Lyse Doucet, the BBCs Chief International Correspondent, has been checking into the Inter-Continental since 1988. And here, she uses its story to craft a richly immersive history of modern Afghanistan.It is the story of Hazrat, the septuagenarian housekeeper who still holds fast to his Inter-Continental training from the hotels 1970s glory days an era of haute cuisine and high fashion, when Afghanistan was a kingdom and Kabul was the Paris of Asia. It is the story of Abida, who became the first female chef to cook in the Inter-Cons famous kitchen after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. And it is the lives of Malalai and Sadeq, the twenty-something staff who seized every opportunity offered by two decades of fragile democracy only to witness the Taliban roaring back in 2021.The result is a remarkably vivid history of how Afghans have survived a half century of destruction and disruption. It is the story of a hotel but also the story of a people. Lyse Doucet 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025...(*_*)9781529152562_Brought to you by Penguin.A sweeping and immersive history of modern Afghanistan from the one of the worlds leading war correspondents.In 1969, the luxury Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul opened its doors: a glistening white box, high on a hill, that reflected Afghanistans hopes of becoming a modern country, connected to the world.Lyse Doucet now the BBCs Chief International Correspondent, then a young reporter on her inaugural trip to Afghanistan first checked into the Inter-Continental in 1988. In the decades since, she has witnessed a Soviet evacuation, a devastating civil war, the US invasion, and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban, all from within its increasingly battered walls. The Inter-Con has never closed its doors.Now, she weaves together the experiences of the Afghans who have kept the hotel running to craft a richly immersive history of their country. It is the story of Hazrat, the septuagenarian housekeeper who still holds fast to his Inter-Continental training from the hotels 1970s glory days an era of haute cuisine and high fashion, when Afghanistan was a kingdom and Kabul was the Paris of Central Asia. Of Abida, who became the first female chef after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. And of Malalai and Sadeq, the twenty-somethings who seized every opportunity offered by two decades of fragile democracy only to see the Taliban come roaring back in 2021.Through these intimate portraits of Kabul life, the story of a hotel becomes the story of a people.Simply unforgettable ELIF SHAFAK Incredible PETER FRANKOPAN Utterly compelling PHILIPPE SANDS Ingenious KAMILA SHAMSIE Beautiful RORY STEWART Lyse Doucet 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025...9781529152562_Cornerstoneaudiolibro_9781529152562_9781529152562Lyse DoucetInglésMéxico2025-09-18T00:00:00+00:00NoMINUTE2025-09-18T00:00:00+00:00Cornerstone