Khaled Hosseini
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Childhood
Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965. He was the oldest of five children. His family was moved to Paris later on in 1976 because his father's job. His father worked as a diplomat for the Afghan Foreign Ministry. While his mother was a history teacher at a high school.
Khaled and his family were ready to move back to their homeland when Kabul got invaded by the Soviet Army. They went on to San Jose, California.
After high school, Khaled Hosseini, went to get a bachelor's degree in biology at Santa Clara University. In 1993 he earned his medical degree at the University of California.
It was while he was practicing medicine, Khaled started writing his first book The Kite Runner in March 2001.
Achievements
Kite Runner
- Kite Runner was published in 2003
- International Bestseller
- Sold in at least 70 countries
- 100 weeks on New York Times Bestseller list
- A Thousand Splendid Suns was published in 2007
- Debuted at #1 for 15 weeks on New York Times Bestseller list
And The Mountains Echoed
- And The Mountains Echoed was published in 2013
“It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime...”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
Kite Runner
A Thousand Splendid Suns
And The Mountains Echoed
“It always hurts more to have and lose than to not have in the first place.”
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
― Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner
2013 ALA Annual Conference - Interview with Khaled Hosseini
Other Information
- He established The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a nonprofit, which provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.
- He lives in Northern California.
- In 2006, Hosseini was named a Goodwill Envoy to UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency
Bibliography
"Biography." Khaled Hosseini. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013
"The Kite Runner Quotes." By Khaled Hosseini. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013
"Books." Khaled Hosseini. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013