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we ve come back to see this star pupil, who is also a stand in teacher at his school. are you the best teacher there? that s a yes. ahmed s been blind from birth along with four of his siblings, and he s growing up near a front line in a city under siege. it s very scary, he tells me. we re afraid of gunshots. when fighting starts, we can t go to the park or the valley or anywhere. when was the last time you heard fighting and explosions? last night, he says. it s quiet now, but there s danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. ahmed s father, abdul, says they re about 600 meters in front of us. a gunshot away, he tells me. for ahmed school has always been a refuge of sorts. this was our first glimpse of him injanuary 2021, leading morning assembly at al wahda primary. it was bombed by the saudi led coalition when it was occupied by houthi forces. the classrooms exposed to the sun and the rain. young minds getting an education in war. ahmed wa ....
ahmed has been blind from birth, along with four of his siblings and he s growing up near a front line in a city under siege. it s very scary, he tells me. we are afraid of gunshots. when fighting starts we can t go to the park or the valley, or anywhere. when was the last time you heard fighting and explosions? last night, he says. it is quiet now, but there is danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. ahmed s father, abdel, says they re are about 600 metres in front of us. a gun shot away, he tells me. for ahmed, school has always been a refuge, of sorts. this was our first been a refuge, of sorts. this was ourfirst glimpse been a refuge, of sorts. this was our first glimpse of him been a refuge, of sorts. this was ourfirst glimpse of him in january 2021, leading morning assembly at his primary. it was bombed by the saudi led coalition when it was occupied by houthi forces. the classrooms exposed to the sun and the rain. young minds getting ....
now on bbc news.the briefing smiling through. this is ahmed naguib. he s 11 years old and he doesn t let much get in his way. he s heading to the river to get water, a daily ritual. life was tough here, even before the war. but ahmed is a fighter. we ve come back to see this star pupil, who is also a stand in teacher at his school. are you the best teacher there? that s a yes. ahmed s been blind from birth along with four of his siblings, and he s growing up near a front line in a city under siege. it s very scary, he tells me. we re afraid of gunshots. when fighting starts, we can t go to the park or the valley or anywhere. when was the last time you heard fighting and explosions? last night, he says. it s quiet now, but there s danger in the hills where houthi snipers are most active after dark. ahmed s father, abdul, says they re about 600 meters in front of us. a gunshot away, he tells me. for ahmed school has always been a refuge of sorts. this was our first glimps ....
well, there are 37 books, but of course, these are all the different translations and editions. and as you can see, it starts with eye of the needle. in german, that was die nadel. and comes up all the way to the armour of light. so, 37 books. yeah. in how many languages? a0 languages, altogether. total number of copies sold around the world? 191 million. so, as an author who is very proud of the fact that i ve sold a million, i ve got a long way to go. just making me a littlejealous, ken. you had written, though, 11 books before you had a bestseller. yes. eye of the needle was my 11th, and it was my first bestseller. you didn t start out writing books, though. i mean, that was not your very firstjob. i was a newspaper reporter. so, you wrote your first novel while you had yourjob on the newspaper, and you wrote it in the evenings in your flat in london. yes, that s right. as a kind of side job. you had a young child at the time, though. yes. actually, by that time, we ....
hi, katty. ken, it s so good to see you. how are you? i m very well. thank you. thank you for doing this. pleasure. and for inviting me to your lovely home. it is nice. finally. i ve been meaning to come many times, but now i ve finally made it here. well, you ve always had an open invitation. you re very sweet. i was thinking, actually, on my way up, that i have known you since i was 16 years old. were you really 16? i was, once upon a time, 16! i know that is hard to believe. but, yes, since i was at school with emanuele, your son. all of these books are by me. this is fantastic. how many? run through. give me the catalogue. well, there are 37 books, but of course, these are all the different translations and editions. and as you can see, it starts with eye of the needle. in german, that was die nadel. and comes up all the way to the armour of light. so, 37 books. yeah. in how many languages? a0 languages, altogether. total number of copies sold around the world? 191 ....