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The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People's History of Afghanistan (Women's Prize for Non-Fiction Winner)
By Lyse Doucet
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By Lyse Doucet
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Founded in 1969, the halls of the Inter-Continental Kabul are rich in history. Lyse Doucet takes readers through every inch of Afghanistan’s first luxury hotel by detailing the inspiring, hopeful and sometimes tragic lives of those who work, visit and live there.
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
The story of a hotel. The story of a nation.
When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan’s 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 Talib...
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
The story of a hotel. The story of a nation.
When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan’s 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 Talib...
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