{"product_id":"9781468307818","title":"Kara Kush","description":"\u003cp\u003eA riveting and fast-paced novel in which “Kara Kush”—or “The Eagle,” as the Afghan-born, American-schooled, Adam Durany becomes known—returns to his homeland to lead his people against the Soviet atrocities and communist infiltration that threaten to anni\u003c\/p\u003e Adam, convinced that a resistance movement is imperative, rallies his followers, the ill-equipped patriots, to fight back. Idries Shah, the author of this gripping story, is the best-known Afghan writer of our time. His books on Sufism, philosophy, history, and travel, are known the world over. Shah was the descendant of a thousand-year-old Afghan family, and an author and teacher who found success explaining the East to the West. Kara Kush, first published in 1986, is his only novel: a fascinating adventure in which a gifted writer set out to inform the world about Afghan society, history, and culture. According to interviews with Shah, the novel is based on fact and eyewitness accounts.","brand":"The Overlook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124908540144,"sku":"9781468307818","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781468307818_p0.jpg?v=1763695883","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781468307818","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}