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...years ago, when Khaled Hosseini began writing fiction in earnest, he was reluctant to give up his day job as an internist in California. "I thought it completely outlandish and unattainable, the idea of becoming a writer," says Afghan-born Hosseini. Even after his first book, The Kite Runner, became an international publishing phenomenon in 2003 (6 million copies in print in the U.S. and 18 million worldwide) and a critically acclaimed film, he still found it hard to imagine that his writing career would last. "For a year and a half after its publication, I refused to believe that...
...turned out to be a novel about men - the lives of men, fatherhood, brotherhood, and so on. Even as I was finishing the editing of that book, I had decided that I had to write a second book and address the issues pertaining to women. So I put that idea on the back burner and just kind of let it simmer. I went to Afghanistan in the spring of 2003, and I met with people who worked for nongovernmental organizations, people who worked as policemen, women who were working as teachers, and I basically just listened to their stories...
...heart of the plan that the Treasury is reportedly considering is the idea that lower mortgage rates will boost home sales and eventually house values. The plan hasn't been officially announced so it's not certain exactly what the Treasury would do, but one way it could work would be for the government to offer to directly purchase all newly originated loans by banks and mortgage lenders provided the loans carry rates of 4.5% or less. Proponents of the plan say the plan would be costless, and might even turn a profit. That's because based on current Treasury...
...prices were expected to drop as much as another 20%. That means the Treasury's proposed mortgage rate cut will fall well short of stopping the continued fall in real estate prices. "All of these subsidies end up with taxpayers holding the bag," says Glaeser. "It's a terrible idea...
...deeply interested in exploring the lives of the artists who create the masterpieces he loves. The Harvard Crimson: First of all, why Le Corbusier? What about his life or his art compelled you to write about him? Nicholas Fox Weber: Well, originally, it wasn’t my idea. I had just written a biography of Balthus, and my editor in England said, ‘You know, there’s never been a biography of Le Corbusier.’ I had been to [Le Corbusier’s] Villa La Roche in France in the 1970s...