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Elaine Koster, the literary agent behind Khaled Hosseini and one time publisher of Stephen King, died on Tuesday in New York.
The">http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j1nvCzD-SNeXBY5sXoZSfS... Associated Press reports for part of her career Koster was publisher of the New American Library, during which time she bought the paperback rights to Stephen King's Carrie for $400,000 despite it performing poorly in hardback.
In 1998 she started the Elaine Koster Literary Agency, where she discovered The Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini, who had previously been turned down by other agents.
In a statement Hosseini said: "I am deeply saddened by Elaine's passing. Elaine was a wonderful agent, and I owe my career to her. She opened her door to me when no one else would. She was a loyal and dear friend, and I will miss greatly her warmth, her encouragement, and her unfailing belief in me."