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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Ahmedabad, India; May 14, 2013: Khaled Hosseini the writer of bestselling novels like 'The Kite Runner' & 'The Thousand Splendid Suns' is releasing his third novel 'And The Mountains Echoed'.
His previous novels 'the Kite Runner' and the 'The Thousand Splendid Suns' were #1 New York Times bestselling books and almost 38 million copies have been sold of both these novels across the world. In both these novels Hosseini has explored the twisted friendships , broken families and relationships, and the turmoil that prevailed in Afghanistan during the most critical period of the nation.
However, in his new novel he is exploring a new side of life that he never touched upon before in his works. Hosseini said about the novel that "I am forever drawn to family as a recurring central theme of my writing; my earlier novels were at heart tales of fatherhood and motherhood. My new novel is a multi-generational family story as well, this time revolving around brothers and sisters, and the ways in which they love, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for each other. I am thrilled at the chance to share this book with my readers."
This book is said to be releasing on 21st of May this year and everyone is eagerly anticipating its quick arrival. Infibeam.com, one of the popular online shopping sites is conducting a 5 days Facebook contest for this book, under which 2 lucky winners Daily will get an author signed copy of this book. The book is on preorder at the moment with infibeam.
About Author:
KHALED HOSSEINI was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. He moved to the United States in 1980 and became a physician but his love for story-telling got him into writing novels. His novels The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns were international bestsellers published in thirty-four countries and sold 38 million copies of it worldwide. The graphic novel of The Kite Runner was published in 2011 and it has been adapted into a movie as well. In 2006 he was named a US Goodwill Envoy to the United Nations Refugee Agency. He lives in northern California. And The Mountains Echoed is his new novel that is said to be releasing at this month's end.
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