As a foreign correspondent for the chicago tribune covering afghanistan and pakistan, barker enjoyed a. The taliban shuffle isnt like any other book out there about afghanistan and. Mar 04, 2016 the witty, charming yet slightly hapless role seems written specifically for feys quirky brand of humor, but is based on reallife reporter kim barker, who wrote the taliban shuffle. No matterher stories about islamic militants and shaky reconstruction were soon overshadowed by the bigger news in iraq.
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. Kim barker is a reporter on the investigations team at the new york times. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, was made into the movie whiskey tango foxtrot. Barker is now a metro reporter at the new york times, specializing in investigative reporting and narrative writing. Meet kim barker, the real reporter who inspired whiskey. 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. Kim barker on the taliban shuffle chicago news wttw. Ahead of the films uk release, barker talks about how. War correspondent tells the true story behind whiskey tango. Whiskey tango foxtrot kim barker interview, author of the. Mar 04, 2016 whiskey tango foxtrot is an adaptation of kim barker s memoir the taliban shuffle. Whiskey tango foxtrot kim barker interview, author of.
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Kim barkers bestselling memoir of life as a journalist in pakistan and afghanistan. Propublica reporter and former south asia bureau chief for the chicago tribune kim barker discusses her new book, the taliban shuffle. About whiskey tango foxtrot the taliban shuffle mti a truelife catch22 set in the deeply dysfunctional countries of afghanistan and pakistan, by one of the regions longestserving correspondents. No matter her stories about islamic militants and shaky reconstruction were soon overshadowed by the bigger news in iraq. 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. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan ebook written by kim barker. In her book, kim barker does no more than snog langan in a kitchen. 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. When kim barker first arrived in kabul as a journalist in 2002, she barely owned. Nov 14, 2016 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, so it is in fact based on. Kim barkers the taliban shuffle is a memoir of her seven years covering the war in afghanistan. War correspondent tells the true story behind whiskey. Afghanistan between hope and fear by paula bronstein.
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Mar 28, 2016 kim barkers bestselling memoir of life as a journalist in pakistan and afghanistan was an adventure written as the antieat pray love. Mar 03, 2016 journalist kim barker is photographed while promoting the movie whiskey tango foxtrot on feb. To the people of afghanistan and pakistan, who are still waiting for the punchline. Apr 16, 2016 a few years ago, kim barker was presented with an offer she found all too easy to refuse. Barker was an investigative reporter at the online nonprofit propublica, writing mainly about campaign finance. 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. Whiskey tango foxtrot is a 2016 american biographical war comedydrama film directed by glenn ficarra and john requa, and written by robert carlock, based on the memoir the taliban shuffle. If you like insightful and darkly funny tales of modern warfare, this is the book for you. The film stars tina fey, margot robbie, martin freeman, christopher abbott, alfred molina, and billy bob thornton. This is possibly the worst book i have ever read by a journalist.
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. 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. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan, a dark comedic take on her time in south asia, was published by doubleday. She covered the resurgence of the taliban in afghanistan and. The taliban shuffle by kim barker, 2011, doubleday, 303 pgs. Journalist kim barker just lived through that experience when her book, the taliban shuffle, was bought by tina feys production company and adapted into whiskey tango foxtrot wtf, starring. A truelife catch22 set in the deeply dysfunctional countries of afghanistan and pakistan, by one of the regions longestserving correspondents.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read whiskey tango foxtrot the taliban shuffle mti. Americans to read a book about afghanistan and pakistan is if i. The author of the book that inspired whiskey tango foxtrot says she had. The witty, charming yet slightly hapless role seems written specifically for feys quirky brand of humor, but is based on reallife reporter kim barker, who wrote the taliban shuffle. At the beginning of the taliban shuffle, the dedication reads. Famed reporter and war correspondent kim barker brought to the school of international affairs the same sense of sly humor and keen insight that made her book the taliban shuffle and its film adaptation whiskey tango foxtrot, starring tina fey such a widely acclaimed meditation on afghanistan, pakistan, and. Barker will discuss her book thursday april 28 at seattles elliott bay book co. Reporter, author kim barker shares lessons from life in. The movie version, whiskey tango foxtrot, was released in 2016, starring tina fey, martin. Honestly, it kind of feels like the core of the movie is the same as the core of the book, barker said. When it came to transforming her memoir about being a war correspondent in. Americans to read a book about afghanistan and pakistan is if i put an american in the center of it, made it.
Mar 17, 2016 tracing barkers and bakers long tour of journalistic duty in afghanistan and pakistan, both memoir and film note the difference between a new reporters aggressiveness in finding the. At first an awkward newbie in afghanistan, she grows into a wisecracking, seasoned reporter with grave concerns about our ability to win hearts and minds in the region. Meet kim barker, the real reporter who inspired whiskey tango foxtrot. Meet kim barker, the real reporter who inspired whiskey tango. An embedded journalist, kim barker, wrote this memoir commemorating her five years in. Based on her book taliban shuffle, the movie, which opens march 1, stars tina fey in the. Reporter, author kim barker shares lessons from life in afghanistan and pakistan. Although the film only focuses on barkers time in kabul, afghanistan and depicts her as a television reporter instead of a print journalist, barker expressed unwavering support for the film and said she was proud of the final result. Mar 04, 2016 when kim barker s memoir 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. Reporter kim barker immersed herself in afghanistan and pakistan for nine. Kim barkers book has been published in a new wtf movie edition but you can still find it with the original paperback cover. The author interviewed only a handful of imprisoned taliban hangerson p. Whiskey tango foxtrot the taliban shuffle mti by kim barker. When i came back from afghanistan and pakistan i was.
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