Indians: Bhangra, The Namesake, Shantaram, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Bollywood, residency, The Kite Runner, Jhumpa Lahiri, Indian food and my passport.
His second novel, "A Thousand Splendid Suns, " about two Afghan women and their struggles to survive marital abuse, drought and poverty, was a No. 1 best seller in 2007.