Åsne Seierstad was born in 1970 and studied Russian, Spanish and the History of Philosophy at Oslo University. An internationally bestselling author, she has also received numerous awards for her journalism. She has worked as a war correspondent across the world, including Russia, China, Iraq and Afghanistan. Her second book,The Bookseller of Kabul, has sold over two million copies and the paperback was in theSunday Timestop ten for over a year. Her other critically acclaimed works includeA Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad JournalandThe Angel of Grozny.Following the atrocities in Oslo and Utoya in July 2011, she attended the trial of Anders Breivik and then began work onOne of Us, which became a European bestseller. All of Åsne Seierstad's books are published by Virago. She is currently working on a book about Libya and the aftermath of Gaddafi.
