Everyday Geeta

May 24, 2013 I came across a very interesting interview with Khaled Hosseini , published in the Economic Times. Q. In your new book, And the Mountains Echoed, one of the main characters is an Afghan-born physician in America, like you. He is embarrassed that he's sweating the details of his new home theatre while his countrymen are suffering. Do you have similar guilt? A. Of course. I always have. The only reason I'm not where they are is just pure luck; it's just a stupid genetic lottery. It's an unmerited gift to have this life. My books became successful way beyond any reasonable expectation and were about those people on the streets. I felt that in some way I had profited from their wretchedness. Q. Do you imagine it would have been published if September 11 had not happened? A. Who knows? You have to be honest. It opened doors. But believe it or not, as I was trying to find an agent in June 2002, I received a rejection that said, "We like your book, but we...