Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Hey, aspiring authors, this might make you feel better about your unfinished masterpiece: Khaled Hosseini claims that he rewrote A Thousand Splendid Suns a whopping five times before finally being satisfied with the work. (Source.)
Hosseini was so inspired by his 2007 visit to Afghanistan that he became deeply involved with humanitarian efforts in the region, working with the United Nations and founding the Khaled Hosseini Foundation. (Source.)
Khaled Hosseini has the perfect back-up career in case he ever wants to quit being an author. Before the huge success of his debut novel, The Kite Runner, Hosseini had been working as a physician for over ten years. In other words, be nice to your doctors, people—they might end up writing best-selling novels someday. (Source.)
Do you remember when the entire city of Kabul catches "Titanic Fever?" Well, it turns out that actually happened in real life. A Chicago Tribune article from 2003 looks at the fascinating phenomenon in more detail. (Source.)