The Winds Blow Away Our Words

London England: Picador Pan Books, 1988. Paperback good reading copy creased cover and browning with age The Winds Blow Away Our Words.In the face of sophisticated weapons of destruction and more than 100,000 Russian troops,the warriors of the Afghan Resistance - the Muhjahadin - continue their fight for freedom, although there are Western journalists who seem anxious to claim that the war is over.Lessing has been involved with the Resistance through the aid organisation Afghan Relief.In Sept,1986 she flew to Pakistan to see for herself the conditions of the refugees and to talk to leaders of the Muhjahadin. Over seven years since Russia invaded Afghanistan and in that time beautiful parts of the country have been reduced to desert and ancient towns full of art treasures bombed flat.One out of three Afghans is now dead or in exile or living in refugee camps.And the world remains largely indifferent.This is an impassioned attempt to change that.We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic, Scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.) . 1st Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback.