Shah Muhammad Rais
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Shah Muhammad Rais from Afghanistan
is the real life Bookseller of Kabul
as written of in Åsne Seierstad
’s book from 2002.
During a trip to Scandinavia
in November 2005, he declared he was seeking asylum in either Norway
or Sweden
, as a political refugee. Things revealed about him in Seierstad’s book had made life for him and his family unsafe in Afghanistan, especially after the book has been published as bootlegs
in Persian
.
He has published his own version of the story, Once upon a time there was a bookseller in Kabul.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
is the real life Bookseller of Kabul
The Bookseller of Kabul
The Bookseller of Kabul is a non-fiction book written by Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad, about a bookseller, Shah Muhammad Rais , and his family in Kabul, Afghanistan...
as written of in Åsne Seierstad
Åsne Seierstad
Åsne Seierstad is a Norwegian freelance journalist and writer, best known for her accounts of everyday life in war zones - most notably Kabul after 2001, Baghdad in 2003 and the ruined Grozny in 2006.-Personal and professional life:...
’s book from 2002.
During a trip to Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
in November 2005, he declared he was seeking asylum in either Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
or Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, as a political refugee. Things revealed about him in Seierstad’s book had made life for him and his family unsafe in Afghanistan, especially after the book has been published as bootlegs
Counterfeit
To counterfeit means to illegally imitate something. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product...
in Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
.
He has published his own version of the story, Once upon a time there was a bookseller in Kabul.