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Khaled Hosseini (/ ˈ h ɑː l ɛ d h oʊ ˈ s eɪ n i /;Persian/Pashto خالد حسینی [ˈxɒled hoˈsejni]; born March 4, 1965) is an Afghan-American novelist, UNHCR goodwill ambassador, and former physician.
Jun 7, 2024 · Khaled Hosseini (b. 1965) is an Afghan-born American novelist who was known for his vivid depictions of Afghanistan, most notable in The Kite Runner (2003). His other books included A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007), And the Mountains Echoed (2013), and Sea Prayer (2018).
Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the United States in 1980. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed.
Today, Khaled Hosseini is one of the most recognized and bestselling authors in the world. His books, The Kite Runner , A Thousand Splendid Suns , and And the Mountains Echoed , have been published in over seventy countries and sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.
Aug 18, 2021 · Like so many people, the novelist Khaled Hosseini watched Afghanistan fall to the Taliban over the past few days with horror and sadness.
He practiced medicine for over ten years, until a year and a half after the release of The Kite Runner. Hosseini is currently a Goodwill Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). He has been working to provide humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan through the Khaled Hosseini Foundation.
May 20, 2013 · Khaled Hosseini’s new novel, “And the Mountains Echoed,” may have the most awkward title in his body of work, but it’s his most assured and emotionally gripping story yet, more fluent and...
Sep 14, 2022 · In the U.S., Khaled Hosseini became a successful physician, but he longed to tell the world something of the life he knew before his country was consumed by war. He rose at four o'clock every morning to work on The Kite Runner before a full day of seeing patients.
May 19, 2013 · An epic tale set in Afghanistan, the book sold more than 7 million copies in the U.S. and catapulted the author, Khaled Hosseini, onto the global literary stage.
Oct 3, 2023 · Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the United States in 1980. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed.
