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[|UNHCR fact page on Afghanistan] [|CIA Fact book on Afghanistan]   [|Ethnic Map of Afghanistan] Google maps: [] //**Bookseller of Kabul**//

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[|International bestseller has caused fury in the Afghan capital; man on whom it is based has flown over to defend his name] [|The bookseller writes his own book] T[|he Bookseller of Kabul propelled Åsne Seierstad to global literary renown – and then to court.]Did she exploit her subjects' privacy and trust in her portrayal of Afghan family life? And what does the case mean for journalism?

//**The Kite Runner**// [] Conditions in Afghanistan Exile Future Projects Letters from Readers || Making Certain Character Choices Practicing Medicine Using Real People and Events Writing from the Female Perspective || [|Hosseini speaks about why he became a writer: (12 min video)] [|Print interview with Khaled about service to][|UNHCR] //**A Thousand Splendid Suns**// Saib‐e‐Tarizi poem from which novel is titled [] //A Thousand Splendid Suns// went back to press almost daily its first week on sale, building to 1,255,000 copies in print in the U.S. Rolling into its second week, the book continued to fly out of stores, with another 150,000 more copies printed. The paperback of //A Thousand Splendid Suns// has spent seventy-five weeks on The //New York Times// paperback fiction bestseller list. The two novels have sold more than 37 million copies. //A Thousand Splendid Suns// debuted as the #1 book in the nation, and it held the top position for 4 straight weeks. In addition to being #1 on The //New York Times// hardcover fiction list, it was also #1 on nearly every national bestseller list, including //USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Publishers Weekly//, and //Fort-Wayne Journal-Gazette//. It was also #1 on the overall Book Sense list as well as #1 on regional Book Sense lists across the nation. After five years //The Kite Runner// is still on The //New York Times//paperback fiction list. Both //The Kite Runner// and //A Thousand Splendid Suns// have sold more than 37 million copies. ||
 * **KHALED HOSSEINI DISCUSSES:** ||
 * Becoming a Writer
 * **Book Facts** ||
 * **Copies Sold**