Fesperman, Dan. The Warlord's Son.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

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FESPERMAN, Dan. The warlord's son, a hovel. Random House, Vintage. 319p. c2004. 14000-3048-X. $13.95. SA

If you read only two books about Pakistan and Afghanistan and the effects of the war on its people, read this one and the best-selling The Kite Runner. This novel is reminiscent of Graham Greene and John Le Carre, especially because one of the main characters is a veteran newspaper correspondent, Stan Kelly, who is probably on his last adventurous assignment--his last...

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