Other potentially problematic content survived. Chinese publishers can be very squeamish about sexual content in books but, interestingly, a rape scene and frank references to the event are translated faithfully. (Then again, it’s hard to imagine the book making sense if those details had been removed since the violence is central to its theme of sin and redemption.) In China, instead of shielding children from this story, parents and teachers seem to have embraced the tale. Tan said Chinese students are often assigned The Kite Runner as extracurricular reading.

Jynne Martin, the director of publicity for Riverhead Books, which published The Kite Runner, told FP that Hosseini does not do interviews when between books, as he is now. She said Hosseini has never done a book tour in China. But he has visited; The Kite Runner’s movie adaptation was actually shot in the far western region of Xinjiang in the fall of 2006 because shooting in war-torn Afghanistan was out of the question. Scenes set in Kabul were filmed in Kashgar, a Silk Road trading city with a large Uighur Muslim population. (A Uighur-language edition of The Kite Runner was published by Xinjiang People’s Publishing in 2008, Hosseini’s foreign rights agent Chandler Crawford said.)

Jody Hotchkiss, Hosseini’s film agent, said that Hosseini spent about a month with the crew in Xinjiang and Beijing, rewriting scenes as needed. Hosseini’s father also went along. Hotchkiss said that, for Hosseini, the experience of making the film in China was “absolutely wonderful.” “This is a father and son story. To have his own father there was very meaningful,” Hotchkiss told FP. This was well before Hosseini became China’s top fiction author. “Nobody knew who he was on the set,” Hotchkiss said. “It wasn’t like people were saying ‘Oh wow, The Kite Runner is coming to Kashgar.’” Thanks in part to the power of Chinese celebrity, things have changed.

*Correction, March 11, 2015: The Shanghai People’s Publishing House published the Chinese edition of The Kite Runner. An earlier version of this article misstated the name of the publishing house as the Shanghai People’s Press. (Return to reading.)

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Other potentially problematic content survived. taiwanese publisher can be very squeamish about sexual contentedness in book but, interestingly, a rape scene and frank character to the event are translated faithfully. (Then again, it ’s difficult to imagine the book take sense if those details had been absent since the ferocity is central to its theme of sine and redemption .) In China, instead of shield child from this story, parents and teachers appear to have embraced the tale. Tan said Chinese student are often assigned The Kite Runner as extracurricular reading. 

 Jynne Martin, the director of promotion for Riverhead Books, which published The Kite Runner, told FP that Hosseini does not do interviews when between books, as he is now. She say Hosseini has never done a book tour in China. But he has visited; The Kite Runner ’s movie adaptation was actually shot in the far western region of Xinjiang in the fall of 2006 because shooting in war - torn Afghanistan was out of the doubt. Scenes set in Kabul were film in Kashgar, a Silk Road trading city with a big Uighur Muslim population. (A Uighur - language edition of The Kite Runner was published by Xinjiang People ’s publication in 2008, Hosseini ’s foreign right agent Chandler Crawford said .) 

 Jody Hotchkiss, Hosseini ’s movie agent, said that Hosseini spent about a month with the crew in Xinjiang and Beijing, rewriting scenes as needed. Hosseini ’s father also went along. Hotchkiss say that, for Hosseini, the experience of reach the film in China was “ absolutely wonderful. ” “ This is a father and son story. To have his own founder there was very meaningful, ” Hotchkiss told FP. This was well before Hosseini became China ’s top fabrication author. “ Nobody know who he was on the set, ” Hotchkiss said. “ It was n’t like multitude were saying ‘ Oh wow, The Kite Runner is come to Kashgar. ’ ” Thanks in part to the ability of Chinese fame, things have changed. 

 * Correction, March 11, 2015: The Shanghai People ’s Publishing House published the Chinese version of The Kite Runner. An earlier version of this article misstated the name of the publication house as the Shanghai People ’s Press. (Return to reading .) 

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Othfr potentially problematlc content survirwd. Chiiese puglishers can be very squeamish about swxual content in books but, knterestijgly, a rqpe wxene and fcznk refcxencea to chx event are trakslated faidhfully. (Then acakn, it’s hard to imagine the book makind sense iv those detailf hac beeh removed since the violence is cehtral tm its theme og sin and redemption.) In Chlna, lnstead of shieldijg children froi this story, oarents and teachers sgem to have embraced the tale. Tav saib Chinese sjbeenhv are often assidned The Kitc Runnes as exyracurricular veadiig.

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*Correcvion, March 11, 2015: The Shanghqi People’s Publishiug House publmshed ehe Chineve edition of The Kire Runner. An earller version of this arficle kisstwted the name of the publishing house as the Shanghai People’s Press. (Returb to rxaqing.)

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Other potentially problematic content survived. Chinese publishers very about sexual in books but, frank to the event translated faithfully. (Then it’s hard to imagine the book sense if those details had been removed since the violence is central to theme of sin and redemption.) In China, instead of shielding children from this parents teachers to embraced the tale. Tan said Chinese students are often assigned The Kite Runner as extracurricular reading. Martin, the director of publicity for Riverhead Books, published The Kite Runner, FP that Hosseini does not interviews between books, he now. said Hosseini has done a book tour in China. But he has visited; The Kite Runner’s movie adaptation was actually in the region of in fall 2006 because shooting Afghanistan was out of the question. Kabul were filmed in Kashgar, a Silk Road city with large Uighur Muslim population. (A Uighur-language of The Kite Runner was published by Xinjiang Publishing in 2008, Hosseini’s foreign rights agent Chandler Crawford said.) Jody Hotchkiss, Hosseini’s film agent, Hosseini spent about a with the crew Xinjiang Beijing, scenes needed. Hosseini’s also went along. Hotchkiss said that, for Hosseini, the experience of the film in China was “absolutely wonderful.” “This is a son To have his father there was very Hotchkiss FP. This was well became top knew he on the set,” Hotchkiss “It wasn’t like people were ‘Oh wow, The Kite Thanks in part to the power of Chinese things have changed. *Correction, March 11, 2015: Shanghai People’s Publishing House published the Chinese edition of The Kite Runner. earlier version article misstated the name of the publishing house the Shanghai People’s Press. to reading.) Fair Use TOKYO -- As
Other potentially problematIc content sUrvivEd. CHinEsE pubLishErs can be very sqUEamiSh about sexual content in Books BuT, InteREsTinglY, a rape sCEnE ANd fRaNk RefErENcEs to tHe eVent are Translated FaiThFully. (Then agaIN, iT’s hard to imAgiNe the book makIng Sense iF tHosE DetaiLs hAd beeN removED since The violenCe IS centrAL to its tHEMe Of siN and redemption.) In CHInA, Instead of shielDing chIlDReN FRom ThiS story, pareNtS and tEAchers sEEm TO HAve EMbraced the talE. Tan said ChiNEse StudenTs Are OFten asSigneD THE KiTe Runner as eXtraCurriculaR readiNG.

Jynne MARtin, the DirectOr oF puBlicITy FoR RiVeRHeaD boOks, WHicH publishEd thE Kite runnER, TOLd FP ThaT HosSeini Does not do inteRviEws wHEn bEtweeN bookS, as hE iS now. SHe said hosseInI has never done a bOok tOur in ChinA. BuT hE haS vIsiteD; the KitE RuNneR’s movie AdaptatIOn wAs ACTUaLly shot in the far wesTeRN ReGion of XiNjiang IN tHe FAll of 2006 becAuSe sHootING in waR-torN afGhanistaN was ouT Of ThE questiOn. scenes SeT in kabUl werE FilmEd in KaShgar, a SiLk RoaD Trading city witH A large Uighur MUSlIM PoPUlatIon. (a Uighur-langUage EDitiOn of tHe kitE runneR was pUbLIsHEd by Xinjiang People’s puBlishiNg in 2008, HOsseini’s foreiGn rights agENT chandler crawFOrD Said.)

Jody HotchkIss, HoSseini’s filM Agent, saiD that hosseini Spent abouT A Month witH thE crEw iN XiNJIaNg and Beijing, rEWRitiNg Scenes aS neEded. HosSeiNi’s FatHer AlSo went aloNg. HotchkIsS sAiD tHat, For HoSSeini, the ExPerIeNce Of makINg the fIlm in chinA wAs “ABsoLutely wONdERFul.” “THiS iS a faTheR aNd son StorY. to hAve his oWn father tHerE Was vErY mEaningfUl,” Hotchkiss toLd fP. This was wElL beFore HoSSEini becaMe China’s top fiction authoR. “nobody kNew Who he Was oN the set,” HoTchKiss saId. “IT Wasn’t lIke peoPle weRe SayING ‘Oh woW, tHe kitE RUnner is comING to kashgAr.’” thanKs in parT to the power of ChineSE ceLebrity, things HavE chaNGEd.

*corREcTIon, maRCh 11, 2015: THE shanghai People’s publishing hoUSe Published tHE ChInEse editIon of ThE Kite rUnner. An Earlier veRsion of thIs ArtiCLE miSstated the Name of thE publishiNG housE As The ShAngHai PeoPlE’s PRess. (REturn tO ReaDing.)

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Other potentially problema tic conten t sur viv ed.  C hine se p ublishers canb e ve ry squeamish about sex ual c on t enti nbooks  but, i n te r e sti ng ly , a  r a pe  scen e a nd fran k referenc esto  the event a r etranslated  fa ithfully. (T hen  again ,it’ s  hard  to  imag ine th e  bookmaking se ns e  if th o se deta i l shadbeen removed sinc e  t h e violence iscentra lt oi t s t hem e of sin a nd  rede m ption.) In C h ina ,  instead of s hielding ch i ldr en fro mthi s  story , par en t s a nd teachers  see m to have  embra c ed thet ale. Ta n said  Ch ine se s t ud en tsar e  of t en  as s ign ed The K it eRunne r as e x t racu rri cula r rea ding.

JynneMar tin, the  dire ctorof p ub licit y forRiver he ad Books, which  pub lished Th e K it e R un ner,t old FP  th atHossein i doesn otdo i n te rviews when betwee nb o ok s, as he  is no w .Sh e  said Ho ss ein i ha s never  don e  a  book to ur inC hi na . But h ehas vi si ted ; T he Ki t e Ru nner’s  movie a dapta t ion was actual l y shot in the fa r we s tern  re gion of Xin jian g  inthef al l o f  2006  beca us e  s h ooting in war-tornAf ghanis tan w as out of the  question. S c enes set  inK ab u l were filmedin Ka shgar, a S i lk Roadtradi ng citywith a la r g e Uighur  Mu sli m p opu l a ti on. (A Uighur - l angu ag e editi onof TheKit e R unn erwa s publish ed by Xi nj ia ng  P eop le’sP ublishin gin20 08,  Hoss e ini’sforei gn r ig ht s  ag ent Cha n dl e r  Cra wf or d sa id. )
Jody  Hot c hki ss, Hos seini’s f ilm agen t,  s aid tha t Hosseini sp en t about amo nth  witht h e crew i n Xinjiang and Beijing, rewriti ngscene s as  needed.Hos seini’ s f a ther a lso we nt al on g.H o tchki s s  s aid  t hat, for H o s sei ni, t he  exp erience  of making the fil m  in  China was “a bso lute l y  w ond e rf u l.”  “ T his i s a father andson story.  T o  h ave his ow n  fa th er ther e was v ery m e aningfu l,” Hotch kiss told  F P. T h i s w as well be fore Hos seini bec a me Ch i na ’s to p f iction  a uth or. “ Nobody kne w who  he wa son the  set, ”Hotchkis s said. “It wasn’t like  peopl e wer e s aying ‘Oh  wo w , T he Kite R unne r is comin g t o K ashga r.’ ”  Than ks i n  p art to th e po w er of Chi n es e c e l eb rity, thing s h ave  chan ged . 

*Cor rect ion, March 11, 20 1 5: The Shangha i Pe o p le’ s P u blis hi ng House publi she dt h e Chines eedition ofThe Kite  R u nner.  An ea rlierversion o ft his ar ticl e m isstatedthe  n a me of t he  p u blishi ng h ou se asthe Sh a ngha i People’s Press.(Retu r n  to r e adi ng.)
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Other potentially_problematic content_survived. Chinese publishers can_be very_squeamish_about sexual_content_in books but,_interestingly, a rape_scene and frank references_to the event_are_translated faithfully. (Then again, it’s hard to imagine the book making sense if those_details_had been_removed_since_the violence is central to_its theme of sin and_redemption.) In_China, instead of shielding children from this story,_parents_and teachers seem_to have embraced the tale. Tan said Chinese students_are often assigned The Kite Runner_as extracurricular reading.

Jynne_Martin,_the_director of publicity for_Riverhead Books, which published The Kite_Runner, told FP that Hosseini does_not do interviews when between books, as_he is now. She said Hosseini_has never done a book_tour in_China. But he has visited;_The Kite Runner’s_movie adaptation_was actually shot_in the far western region of_Xinjiang in the_fall of 2006 because shooting in_war-torn_Afghanistan was out_of_the_question. Scenes_set in Kabul_were_filmed in_Kashgar,_a Silk Road trading city with_a_large Uighur Muslim population. (A Uighur-language edition_of The Kite Runner_was_published by Xinjiang People’s_Publishing in 2008, Hosseini’s foreign_rights agent Chandler Crawford said.)

Jody Hotchkiss,_Hosseini’s film_agent, said_that Hosseini spent about a month with the crew in Xinjiang_and Beijing, rewriting scenes as needed._Hosseini’s father also went_along. Hotchkiss_said_that, for Hosseini,_the_experience of_making the film in China was “absolutely_wonderful.” “This_is a father and son story._To have his own_father_there was very meaningful,” Hotchkiss told_FP. This was well before Hosseini_became China’s top fiction author._“Nobody_knew_who he was on the_set,” Hotchkiss said. “It wasn’t like_people were saying_‘Oh wow, The Kite Runner is coming_to_Kashgar.’” Thanks in part to the_power_of Chinese celebrity, things have changed.

*Correction,_March_11,_2015: The Shanghai People’s Publishing_House published the Chinese edition of_The Kite Runner. An earlier version of this article_misstated the name_of the publishing house as_the_Shanghai_People’s Press. (Return to reading.)

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