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  • The burning of pride  

    Riders (Paperback)
    Afghanistan, early twentieth century, when the trucks began to replace camel caravans, but the ways of life seem not changed since the days navoir Timurid: respect for elders, of man, the rank and horse. Among the Mongol customs inherited the Bouzkac
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  • The romantic masterpiece of Joseph Kessel  

    Riders (Paperback)
    What a blast! What reading! Such eagerness in reading this novel, setting me at 4am to continue, remember the unforgettable reading "Bel Ami" de Maupassant or the "Count of Monte Cristo" by Dumas. Definitely the best experience that Ke
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  • A great human fresco in the beautiful but hostile country Afghanistan  

    Riders (Paperback)
    Between the steppes and high mountains of Afghanistan, the great Tursen severe and austere old man, who is master of the stables, in Kabul sends his son virtuoso rider, and his best horse, to play the Bouchkazi King. But this trip through the mountai
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  • Riders Kessel  

    Riders (Paperback)
    Delivered quickly in excellent condition. Exciting book with a picture of both traditional and captivating Afghanistan (Bouzkachi ...) adapted into a movie by P. Schoendoerffer "the pass of the devil." Strength of character and psychological dev
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  • Breathe ... 1  

    Riders (Paperback)
    There are books that we forget, there are those who let us smile or boredom, others still we find it hard to close ... and then, there are a few others - so rare - which have their own life. Those that remain open, unswervingly. This one is one of th
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  • A book maginifique  

    Riders (Paperback)
    A beautiful book, poetic and captivating. Beautifully described landscapes, charismatic characters, a style that takes you to the last line, all the conditions are met for you to enjoy a great time in the company of a People.
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  • Kessel ... this poet ... this ... this man adventurer  

    Riders (Paperback)
    Joseph Kessel is one of those authors virtuoso of words and the verb. You are at the beginning of the book projected in a surreal Afghanistan in which characters move at once admirable and detestable delivered to their passions, fears, hatreds and lo
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  • The buzkashi and its consequences ...  

    Riders (Paperback)
    A great historical novel, probably one of those I would rank high on my list of wonderful discoveries. It's taking place in Afghanistan a story, a journey quite unheard. Kessel takes us into an exotic world, the scents of ancient times, and yet this
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  • reading to understand  

    Riders (Paperback)
    The pride and honor of Afghans, described here, give a good idea of ​​the values ​​of the people. A great work that helps explain why a people baffoué numerous times still want to keep your head high.
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  • Exciting! 8 2  

    Riders (Paperback)
    Exciting! A captivating book, magical, which describes a country and traditions that seem to have now disappeared. A novel on such common feelings: the desire to excel, shame, envy, love ... In short, a book that does not loose before being arrives a
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