West of Kabul, East of New York - Hardcover

A book that steadies our skittering compass...It speaks with a modesty of tone and is all the more resonant for that reason....[It] sees things we cannot make out, and need to. The New York Times

There are many lives now in our melted world as complicated as Tamim Ansary's. The wonder is that this son of Afghanistan and America moves between the competing pronouns of his life with a graceful pen; he is never less than curious and generous toward the various chapters of his life that claim him. Richard Rodriguez, author of Days of Obligations

[This] powerful, timely book, written with clarity and eloquence, chronicles [Ansary's] angst and his personal journey through two conflicting cultures....We come to see the humanity behind the country that has come into the international spotlight. The Mercury News (San Jose)

[Ansary's] descriptions of his Afghan childhood are luxe and delicious....The author's profound, complicated homesickness burns across every page. Esquire

[An] emotional and moving memoir, driven by passion and intelligence...It breaks the heart. The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)"

"A book that steadies our skittering compass...It speaks with a modesty of tone and is all the more resonant for that reason....[It] sees things we cannot make out, and need to." --The New York Times

"There are many lives now in our melted world as complicated as Tamim Ansary's. The wonder is that this son of Afghanistan and America moves between the competing pronouns of his life with a graceful pen; he is never less than curious and generous toward the various chapters of his life that claim him." --Richard Rodriguez, author of Days of Obligations

"[This] powerful, timely book, written with clarity and eloquence, chronicles [Ansary's] angst and his personal journey through two conflicting cultures....We come to see the humanity behind the country that has come into the international spotlight." --The Mercury News (San Jose)

"[Ansary's] descriptions of his Afghan childhood are luxe and delicious....The author's profound, complicated homesickness burns across every page." --Esquire

"[An] emotional and moving memoir, driven by passion and intelligence...It breaks the heart." --The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)

Tamim Ansary, who has written numerous books for children, is a columnist for Encarta. He lives in San Francisco, California, with his wife and their two children.