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Hay - Asne Seierstad

Norwegian journalist and author Asne Seierstad speaks to Gavin Esler at Hay Festival about her new book, Two Sisters: Into the Syrian Jihad.

Norwegian journalist and author Asne Seierstad speaks to Gavin Esler at Hay Festival. She is renowned for her accounts of day-to-day life from warzones and has written six non-fiction books. The Bookseller of Kabul (2002), based on her time living with an Afghan family following the fall of the Taliban, was an instant best-seller and has since been translated into 29 languages. Her new book, Two Sisters: Into the Syrian Jihad, follows two teenage girls as they travel from their home in Oslo to Syria, and the shocking consequences of their decision.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 24 Jun 2018 15:30GMT

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Interviewer Gavin Esler
Interviewed Guest Asne Seierstad

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