The south asia channel inside the taliban shuffle not many women can say that nawaz sharif,pakistans troubled former prime minister, tried to set her up on a date with apakistani man. The book, like afghanistan at the time, received little media attention. Kim barkers book the taliban shuffle is an account of her experiences as a reporter covering afghanistan and pakistan that manages. Covering her adventures in pakistan and afghanistan as a foreign reporter for the chicago tribune, the taliban shuffle is a sardonic, satirical piece of longform journalism. The taliban shuffle gives us an insiders perspective of afghanistan and pakistantheir fascinating cultures, unstable governments, and burgeoning terrorist groups. When kim barker first arrived in kabul as a journalist in 2002, she barely owned a passport, spoke only english and had little idea how to do the taliban shuffle between. Buy a discounted paperback of the taliban shuffle online from australias leading online bookstore. But for anyone looking for a quick read into the very specific subject of the lives and loves of a foreign correspondent, the book will not disappoint. The taliban shuffle, it must be admitted, is a slight book. The taliban shuffle york county public library overdrive.
The taliban shuffle austin public library overdrive. The taliban shuffle now a major motion picture titled whiskey tango foxtrot starring tina fey, margot robbie, martin freeman, alfred molina, and billy bob thornton. Kim barker s book the taliban shuffle is an account of her experiences as a reporter covering afghanistan and pakistan that manages to be hilarious and harrowing at the same time. She chats tuesday, march 22, at noon et, about her new book the taliban shuffle and her experiences abroad. The taliban shuffle by kim barker overdrive rakuten.
This sums up the tone of kim barkers excellent nonfiction book. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan 9780307477385. Kim barker was the south asia bureau chief for the chicago tribune from 2004 to 2009, based in new delhi and islamabad. Unlike many book narratives by war reporters, barkers pushed through the tragedy. After careful consideration, kim baker, a news copywriter, decides to leave the relative comfort of a new york desk job and serious boyfriend chris to accept the assignment to work for three months as oncamera reporter in war torn afghanistan, as her news agency is looking for anyone within their ranks to fill immediately the empty voids overseas. The taliban shuffle isnt like any other book out there about afghanistan and pakistan. The taliban shuffle will pull you in so deep that youll smell the poppies and quake from the bombs. The taliban shuffle is a memoir, not a work of history or politics, so the main thread of the narrative is her own life of expatriate high jinks, rather than any specific story of afghanistan. It contains no profound truths or insightful observations. The taliban shuffle ebook by kim barker 9780385533324.
Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, joined us wednesday. To the people of afghanistan and pakistan, who are still waiting for the punchline. Kim barker is not your typical, impassive foreign correspondentshe is candid, selfdeprecating, laughoutloud funny. War is not the answer was the overwhelming message i took from the taliban shuffle. The movie version, whiskey tango foxtrot, will be released in march 2016, starring tina fey, martin freeman, alfred molina, margot robbie and billy bob thornton. Kim barkers book the taliban shuffle is an account of her experiences as a reporter covering afghanistan and pakistan that manages to be. The taliban shuffle strange days in afghanistan and pakistan book. But her life changed in the aftermath of 911, when she presented herself to the chicago tribune as an ideal candidate for. When kim barker first arrived in kabul as a journalist in 2002, she barely owned a passport, spoke only english and had little idea how to do the taliban shuffle between afghanistan and pakistan. In fact, to hear this charismatic debut author tell of life in wartorn kabul during these years, youd think it was a moreorless nonstop party.
A movie, titled whiskey tango foxtrot and starring tina fey, releases on march 4. At the beginning of the taliban shuffle, the dedication reads. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, a dark comedic take on her time more about kim barker. The film stars tina fey, margot robbie, martin freeman, christopher abbott, alfred molina, and billy bob thornton. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan is a memoir by u. Lacking much by way of an overriding narrative, the book instead follows barker in. Covering her adventures in pakistan and afghanistan as a foreign reporter for the chicago tribune, the taliban shuffle is a sardonic, satirical piece of longform journalism, tinged with bitterness. Kim barker, the former south asia bureau chief for the chicago tribune, talked about her book the taliban shuffle in conversation with colin mcmahon. The taliban shuffle hennepin county library overdrive. Whiskey tango foxtrot the taliban shuffle mti by kim barker. Whiskey tango foxtrot is a 2016 american biographical war comedydrama film directed by glenn ficarra and john requa, and written by robert carlock, based on the memoir the taliban shuffle. In the taliban shuffle, barker offers an insiders account of the forgotten war in afghanistan and pakistan, chronicling the years after americas initial routing of.
A memoir of the five years the writer spent reporting from afghanistan and pakistan after the overthrow of the taliban in 2001. Whiskey tango foxtrot the taliban shuffle mti by kim. A truelife catch22 set in the deeply dysfunctional countries. The movie version, whiskey tango foxtrot, was released in 2016, starring tina fey, martin freeman, alfred molina, margot robbie and billy bob thornton. The minneapolis star tribune read this and try not to hurt yourself laughing. The taliban shuffle king county library system overdrive. The taliban shuffle is scoop meets dispatches, remixed with a twentyfirstcentury bollywood soundtrack. Ms barker became the correspondent for the chicago tribune in afghanistan at the beginning of the war and was able to provide some keen insights about what went wrong. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan by kim barker. The taliban shuffle seattle public library overdrive. The taliban shuffle comprises her recollections of these years, but make no mistake. In one afghan village barker visited, the us army was about to withdraw, having trained the local people.
No matterher stories about islamic militants and shaky reconstruction were soon overshadowed by the bigger news in iraq. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan 9780385533317. Kim barker, the former south asia bureau chief for the chicago tribune, talked about her book the taliban shuffle in. The taliban shuffle, strange days in afghanistan and pakistan by. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan offers an on the spot journalists perspective of afghanistan and pakistan.
Read the taliban shuffle strange days in afghanistan and pakistan by kim barker available from rakuten kobo. Join author and foreign correspondent kim barker as she talks about her years reporting on the forgotten war, doing the taliban shuffle between afghanistan and pakistan after the u. My memoir, the taliban shuffle, about my years as a war correspondent for the chicago tribune, was published in 2011. Before her first trips as a fillin correspondent in south asia in 2001, current propublica reporter barker had little overseas experience. With dark, selfdeprecating humor and shrewd insight, barker chronicles her experiences as a rookie foreign reporter and the critical years when the taliban resurged amidst the collapse of the afghan and pakistani governments. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, a dark comedic take on her time in south asia, was published by doubleday. Pdf taliban shuffle download full pdf book download. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, a dark comedic take on her time in south asia, was published by. The movie version, whiskey tango foxtrot, was released in 2016. The taliban shuffle pinellas public library cooperative. A truelife catch22 set in the deeply dysfunctional countries of afghanistan and pakistan, by one of the regions longestserving correspondents. Laughoutloud funny, it is the true story of what it is like to be a female journalist in one of the worlds most exotic war zones, while telling the reader much about what is really going on today in afghanistan and pakistan.
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