Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan barker, kim on. A memoir of the five years the writer spent reporting from afghanistan and pakistan after the overthrow of the taliban in 2001. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, a dark comedic take on her time in. The taliban shuffle book san antonio public library. In her book, kim barker does no more than snog langan in a kitchen. The war zone comedy whiskey tango foxtrot, opening friday, does add those things, but. When kim barker first arrived in kabul as a journalist in 2002, she barely owned a passport, spoke only english and had little idea how to do the taliban shuffle between afghanistan and pakistan. Barker was an investigative reporter at the online. You have to weigh the benefits with the potential for danger. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, a dark comedic take on her. She chats tuesday, march 22, at noon et, about her new book the taliban shuffle and her experiences abroad.
Kim barker reveals the fine art of compromise in adapting her book into the film whiskey tango foxtrot. Whiskey tango foxtrot the taliban shuffle mti by kim barker. The memoir chronicles her experiences covering conflicts in the two countries. Covering her adventures in pakistan and afghanistan as a foreign reporter for the chicago tribune, the taliban shuffle is a sardonic, satirical piece of longform journalism, tinged with bitterness. Kim barker was the south asia bureau chief forthe chicago tribunefrom 2004 to 2009, based in new delhi and islamabad.
Kim barker talks about her book the taliban shuffle which was made into the movie whiskey tango foxtrot starring tina fey. The taliban shuffle strange days in afghanistan and pakistan book. Meet the author of whiskey tango foxtrot the taliban. Mar 23, 2011 kim barker chronicles her exciting career as a foreign correspondent doing the taliban shuffle between afghanistan and pakistan in a new book published this week. The taliban shuffle strange days in afghanistan and. The taliban shuffle foreign correspondent kim barker s personal account of reporting in afghanistan and pakistan, the taliban shuffle, is a fiercely. Before her first trips as a fillin correspondent in south asia in 2001, current propublica reporter barker had little overseas experience. War, cheap alcohol, and good oldfashioned journalism.
Barker is now a metro reporter at the new york times, specializing in investigative reporting and narrative writing. Kim barker is not your typical, impassive foreign correspondentshe is candid, selfdeprecating, laughoutloud funny. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan by kim barker. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan kindle edition by barker, kim. But her life changed in the aftermath of 911, when she presented herself to the chicago tribune as an ideal candidate for.
Feb 26, 2016 kim barker, a former tribune reporter, said her book the taliban shuffle being adapted for the big screen whiskey, tango, foxtrot is one of those 15minute things. Fey read taliban shuffle and within weeks had committed to. Kim barker discusses her memoir, the taliban shuffle, a true life catch22 about her years reporting in pakistan and afghanistan in the taliban shuffle it seemed that you connected more with afghanistan than you did with pakistan. Mar 15, 2011 kim barkers book the taliban shuffle is an account of her experiences as a reporter covering afghanistan and pakistan that manages to be hilarious and harrowing at the same time. The new comedy drama whiskey tango foxtrot, in which fey 30 rock plays a tv journalist named kim baker, is based on barker s 2011 warreporting memoir the taliban shuffle. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the taliban shuffle. Kim barker was the south asia bureau chief for the chicago tribune from 2004 to 2009, based in new delhi and islamabad. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan by kim barker 2012, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. May 08, 2011 when everything else was stripped away, writes kim barker in the taliban shuffle, her account of the years she spent in afghanistan and pakistan reporting for the chicago tribune, my life. No matterher stories about islamic militants and shaky reconstruction were soon overshadowed by the bigger news in iraq. Movies based on true stories are prone to overdramatization. Join author and foreign correspondent kim barker as she talks about her years reporting on the forgotten war, doing the taliban shuffle between afghanistan and pakistan after the u.
Kim barker on the taliban shuffle her candid and witty. Kim barker on the taliban shuffle her candid and witty memoir. The book follows her as she dodges bombs, cultivates sources, and finds her place in a community of expats, government officials, and other journalists clamoring for the next big story. Kim barker s the taliban shuffle is a memoir of her seven years covering the war in afghanistan. Kim barker, the real foreign correspondent behind whiskey. The movie version, whiskey tango foxtrot, will be released in march 2016, starring. Foreign correspondents story hits the big screen in. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, a dark comedic take on her time in south asia, was published by. The taliban shuffle now a major motion picture titled whiskey tango foxtrot starring tina fey, margot robbie, martin freeman, alfred molina, and billy bob thornton. Whiskey tango foxtrot is adapted from the nonfiction book the taliban shuffle. This sums up the tone of kim barkers excellent nonfiction book. Mar 01, 2016 the war zone comedy whiskey tango foxtrot, opening friday, does add those things, but if anything it undersells the story of kim barker, whose book the taliban shuffle is the basis for the movie.
Kim barker shares an introductory letter to readers of the taliban shuffle and, in an indepth interview, talks about her years reporting in pakistan and afghanistan. Mar 17, 2016 with a wink, kim barker, author of the memoir the taliban shuffle inspiration for the new tina fey film whiskey tango foxtrot says of the film. Ms barker became the correspondent for the chicago tribune in afghanistan at the beginning of the war and was able to provide some keen insights about what went wrong. Barker will discuss her book thursday april 28 at seattles elliott bay book co. Foreign correspondent kim barker s personal account of reporting in afghanistan and pakistan, the taliban shuffle, is a fiercely honest and occasionally hilarious. Kim barker reveals the fine art of compromise in adapting her book into the. Kim barkers bestselling memoir of life as a journalist in pakistan and afghanistan was an adventure written as the antieat pray love.
Michiko kakutani, the new york times the taliban shuffle isnt like any other book out there about afghanistan and pakistan. Apr 07, 2011 propublica reporter and former south asia bureau chief for the chicago tribune kim barker discusses her new book, the taliban shuffle. Barker has written an account of her experiences covering afghanistan and pakistan that manages to be hilarious and harrowing, witty and illuminating, all at the same time. With a wink, kim barker, author of the memoir the taliban shuffle inspiration for the new tina fey film whiskey tango foxtrot says of the film. Mar 03, 2016 the new comedy drama whiskey tango foxtrot, in which fey 30 rock plays a tv journalist named kim baker, is based on barkers 2011 warreporting memoir the taliban shuffle. Kim barker is a journalist and author of the book the taliban shuffle. The movie, like the book, chronicles kim s exploits while a foreign correspondent in a. Michiko kakutani, the new york times the taliban shuffle isn t like any other book out there about afghanistan and pakistan. Strange tales from afghanistan and pakistan by chicago tribune journalist kim barker. Mar 22, 2011 join author and foreign correspondent kim barker as she talks about her years reporting on the forgotten war, doing the taliban shuffle between afghanistan and pakistan after the u.
Whiskey tango foxtrot kim barker interview, author of the. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, was published by doubleday in march 2011. Kim barker chronicles her exciting career as a foreign correspondent doing the taliban shuffle between afghanistan and pakistan in a new book published this week. Propublica reporter and former south asia bureau chief for the chicago tribune kim barker discusses her new book, the taliban shuffle.
Through her personal experiences as a correspondent in afghanistan and pakistan, kim barker gives a vivid account of the real situation there. When barker arrives in kabul, foreign aid is at a record low, electricity is a pipe dream, and of the few remaining foreign. War is not the answer was the overwhelming message i took from the taliban shuffle. War correspondent tells the true story behind whiskey. Whiskey tango foxtrot the taliban shuffle mti by kim. When it came to transforming her memoir about being a war correspondent in. Warriors reporters new book is full of bizarre gossip. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, a dark comedic take on her time in south asia, was published by doubleday. The taliban shuffle by kim barker penguin random house audio. A truelife catch22 set in the deeply dysfunctional countries of afghanistan and pakistan, by one of the regions longestserving correspondents. In the taliban shuffle, barker offers an insiders account of the forgotten war in afghanistan and pakistan, chronicling the years after americas initial routing of the taliban.
Kim barker, the former south asia bureau chief for the chicago tribune, talked about her book the taliban shuffle in. In the taliban shuffle, barker offers an insiders account of the forgotten war in afghanistan and pakistan, chronicling the years after americas initial routing of the taliban, when we failed to finish the job. If you like insightful and darkly funny tales of modern warfare, this is the book for you. Kim barker s book the taliban shuffle is an account of her experiences as a reporter covering afghanistan and pakistan that manages.
Kim barker, a former tribune reporter, said her book the taliban shuffle being adapted for the big screen whiskey, tango, foxtrot. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. There are journalists who would read a few chapters of kim barker s new book, the taliban shuffle, and want to throw it across the room. Kim barker is an enterprise reporter, focusing on longterm projects and narrative writing.
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Whiskey tango foxtrot kim barker interview, author of the taliban shuffle war women. New york times reporter kim barker visited the penn state campus to talk to students about working in afghanistan. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, a dark comedic take on her time more about kim barker. In one afghan village barker visited, the us army was about to withdraw, having trained the local people. Kim barker was a reporter covering campaign finance and the aftermath of the bp oil spill. Kim barkers tales from afghanistan get a truthy hollywood.
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