The Bookseller of Kabul

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The Bookseller of Kabul

First edition (Norwegian)
Author	Åsne Seierstad
Original title	Bokhandleren i Kabul
Translator	Ingrid Christophersen
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Cappelen Damm
Publication date	2002
Pages	276pp (paperback)
ISBN	1-84408-047-1 (paperback)
OCLC	56460272
Preceded by	With Their Backs to The World: Portraits of Serbia
Followed by	One Hundred And One Days: A Baghdad Journal

The Bookseller of Kabul is a non-fiction book written by Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad, about a bookseller, Shah Muhammad Rais (whose name was changed to Sultan Khan), and his family in Kabul, Afghanistan. The book was published in Norwegian in 2002 and English in 2003. The story takes a novelistic approach, focusing on the characters and detailed aspects of their lives and the difficulties they face.^[1] The author's account was later contested, she was sued for defamation, and the family had to leave the country.