khaled hosseini_the afghan novelist

A NovelistA Novelist

Khaled Hosseini

BiographyBiography

Name : Khaled Hosseini Born : March 4, 1965

Kabul, Afghanistan Occupation : Novelist, physician Period : 2003 - present Genres : Fiction Nationality : American

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His father was a diplomat with the Afghan Foreign

Ministry. His mother was a Farsi and History teacher in Kabul. He graduated from the University of California-San Diego’s School of Medicine, in 1993. He is married to Roya and has two children (a boy and a girl,Haris and Farah).

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Hosseini with Roya his Wife

Hosseini’s Foundation

WORKSWORKS The Kite Runner was

published, with little publicity, in 2003.

The Kite Runner has sold more than 12 million copies, with editions published in more than 40 languages.

The Kite Runner has been adapted into a film of the same name released in December, 2007

WORKSWORKS

A Thousand Splendid Suns was released by Riverhead Books on May 22, 2007.

A Thousand Splendid Suns has sold more than has sold 4 million copies in the U.S.

ACHIEVEMENTSACHIEVEMENTS

♠ Dr. Khaled Hosseini, was one of the year's honorees of 47th Annual International Achievement Summit 2008.

♠ His Novel The Kite Runner received the South African Boeke Prize in 2004.

♠ The Kite Runner was given its southwest premiere on stage at the Arizona Theatre Company in September-October of 2009.

♠ The Kite Runner, has become an international publishing phenomenon and a modern classic.

♠ A Thousand Splendid Suns has become One of the most sensational literary events of the year 2007.

♠ A Thousand Splendid Suns also stands for 103 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

VALUESVALUES

From Hosseini’s quotes;

“there is a way to be good again"- Khaled Hosseini (The Kite Runner)

"Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie."

Khaled Hosseini (The Kite Runner)

… I Learnt that no matter what you do, you always have the option of

doing good, and if you are willing to do something right, you have to

face the reality with your own strength.

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