The Lovers Intl

Afghanistan’s Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing

By Rod Nordland

ISBN: 9780062465764
Imprint: Ecco
On Sale: Jan 26, 2016
List price: $24.99
No of pages: 384
Trim Size: 6.200 in (w) x 9.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
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Rod Nordland

Biography

Rod Nordland (1949-2025) was the New York Times’s Pulitzer Prize–winning international correspondent at large. Formerly the paper’s Kabul bureau chief, he worked as a foreign correspondent in more than 150 countries. He was Newsweek’s chief foreign correspondent, serving as Baghdad bureau chief from 2003–2005. He was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for news reporting and also a finalist for a Pulitzer in international reporting from Southeast Asia. He received two George Polk awards; several Overseas Press Club awards, and many other honors. He was the author of The Lovers: Afghanistan’s Romeo & Juliet.

ISBN: 9780062465764
Imprint: Ecco
On Sale: Jan 26, 2016
List price: $24.99
No of pages: 384
Trim Size: 6.200 in (w) x 9.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
BISAC 1: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
BISAC 2: HISTORY / Middle East / General
BISAC 3: HISTORY / Women
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Rod Nordland

Biography

Rod Nordland (1949-2025) was the New York Times’s Pulitzer Prize–winning international correspondent at large. Formerly the paper’s Kabul bureau chief, he worked as a foreign correspondent in more than 150 countries. He was Newsweek’s chief foreign correspondent, serving as Baghdad bureau chief from 2003–2005. He was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for news reporting and also a finalist for a Pulitzer in international reporting from Southeast Asia. He received two George Polk awards; several Overseas Press Club awards, and many other honors. He was the author of The Lovers: Afghanistan’s Romeo & Juliet.