Book Group Guides

The Bookseller of Kabul, by Åsne Seierstad

Meet the Author : Watch the author make a brief statement about her book.

The Hypocrite of Kabul: A critical review by Anne Marlowe on Salon.com.

Interview with Asne Seierstad: Read Berit Haugen Keyes' interview with the author on Three Monkeys Online Magazine.

This Norwegian Would: Interview with the author from The Guardian newspaper.

Asne Seierstad - Culture Clash?: Watch a November 18, 2005 interview with the author from BBC News talking about this book.

The 5-minute Interview: Asne Seierstad, Writer and War Reporter: A quick interview with the author from British newspaper, The Independent.

Afghan Bookseller Disputes Book About Him: Listen to or read the story from National Public Radio about Shah Mohammad Rais and his reaction to the book.

“Bookseller”—Hated It!: Listen to (or read the transcript of) an NPR interview with the author discussing Shah Mohammad Rais' criticism of the book.

The women behind Kabul's bookseller: Article about women in Afghanistan from July 2004 in the Contemporary Review.

Norway adds insult to injury for real Bookseller of Kabul: An article from September 17, 2006 about Shah Mohammad Rais from the British newspaper The Independent.

Bookseller of Kabul extends his trade with a mobile shop: Article from October 10, 2007 about Shah Mohammad Rais from the British newspaper The Independent.

Profile: The Bookseller of Kabul: Shah Mohammad Rais talks in September 2003 about how he is portrayed in the book; from The Survival Guide to Kabul.

Bookseller of Kabul v. Journalist of Oslo: Article from the New York Times about Rais' dispute with the author about his portrayal in the book.