About the author
Lyse Doucet is a Canadian journalist and the BBC's chief international correspondent. Her reporting has covered wars, political change, and civilian life across Afghanistan, the Middle East, and other regions over several decades.
The Finest Hotel in Kabul tells modern Afghan history through a hotel and the people who worked, stayed, negotiated, celebrated, and took shelter there. The building supplies continuity while governments and armed powers change around it.
Where to start
Start with The Finest Hotel in Kabul for Doucet's people-centered history of Afghanistan told through one enduring public place.
