Author ordered to pay damages to wife of Bookseller of Kabul | Michelle Pauli
Norwegian court rules Åsne Seierstad's book breached privacy of the Bookseller's real-life spouse
A court in Norway has ordered Åsne Seierstad, author of the Afghanistan-set bestseller The Bookseller of Kabul, and her publisher, Cappelen Damm, to pay 250,000 kroner (£26,276) in damages to a woman portrayed in the book.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Tuesday, 27 July, 2010
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