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'''Khaled Hosseini''' ([[Persian language|Persian]]:'''خالد حسینی''') ({{pronEng|ˈhɑːlɛd hoʊˈseɪni}} in English<ref>See [http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/d1157/Khaled_Hosseini inogolo:pronunciation of Khaled Hosseini].</ref>) (born [[March 4]] [[1965]]) is a [[Tajik]] [[American]] <ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hTG50mtXMrVDUMcEUi96k1ShvQ5g Staff (28 November 2007) "Khaled Hosseini -- a best-seller for Afghanistan" AFP Google News] accessed on 28 December 2007</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Kite_Runner_ready_to_wow_the_world/articleshow/2635308.cms Lall, Rashmee Roshan (19 December 2007) "'Kite Runner' ready to wow the world" ''The Times of India''] accessed on 28 December 2007</ref> [[novel]]ist and [[physician]] from Afghanistan. His [[2003 in literature|2003]] debut novel, ''[[The Kite Runner]]'', was a [[bestseller]]. His second, ''[[A Thousand Splendid Suns]]'', was released on [[May 22]] [[2007]].
'''Khaled Hosseini''' ([[Persian language|Persian]]:'''خالد حسینی''') ({{pronEng|ˈhɑːlɛd hoʊˈseɪni}} in English<ref>See [http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/d1157/Khaled_Hosseini inogolo:pronunciation of Khaled Hosseini].</ref>) (born [[March 4]] [[1965]]) is an [[United States|American]]/[[Tajiks|Tajik]] [[novel]]ist and [[physician]] originally from [[Afghanistan]]. His [[2003 in literature|2003]] debut novel, ''[[The Kite Runner]]'', was a [[bestseller]]. His second, ''[[A Thousand Splendid Suns]]'', was released on [[May 22]] [[2007]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Hosseini was born into a Qezelbash family in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]], where his father was involved with the Afghanistan Foreign Ministry and his mother was a teacher at a girls high school. In 1970, Hosseini and his family moved to [[Tehran]], [[Iran]], where his father worked for the Embassy of Afghanistan. In 1973, Hosseini's family returned to Kabul, and Hosseini's youngest brother was born in July of that year. Several months later, the former [[King of Afghanistan]], [[Zahir Shah]], was ousted from power in a bloodless coup that was orchestrated by Zahir's cousin, [[Daoud Khan]].
Hosseini was born in [[Kabul]], where his father worked for the Afghanistan Foreign Ministry. In 1970, Hosseini and his family moved to [[Tehran]], [[Iran]], where his father worked for the Embassy of Afghanistan. In 1973, Hosseini's family returned to Kabul, and Hosseini's youngest brother was born in July of that year. Several months later, the former [[King of Afghanistan]], [[Zahir Shah]], was ousted from power in a bloodless coup that was orchestrated by Zahir's cousin, [[Daoud Khan]].


In 1976, Hosseini's father obtained a job in [[Paris]] and moved the family there. They chose not to return to Afghanistan because [[communist]]s had seized power through a bloody coup. Instead, in [[1980]] they sought [[political asylum]] in the [[United States]] and made their residence in [[San Jose, California]]. Having left Afghanistan with only the clothes on their back, they were forced to subsist on [[Welfare (financial aid)|welfare]] and [[food stamps]] for a brief period.
In 1976, Hosseini's father obtained a job in [[Paris]] and moved the family there. They chose not to return to Afghanistan because [[communist]]s had seized power through a bloody coup. Instead, in [[1980]] they sought [[political asylum]] in the [[United States]] and made their residence in [[San Jose, California]].


Hosseini graduated from [[Independence High School (San Jose, California)|Independence High School]] in San Jose in 1984 and enrolled at [[Santa Clara University]], where he earned a bachelor's degree in [[biology]] in 1988. The following year, he entered the [[University of California, San Diego]], School of Medicine, where he earned his [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] in 1993. He completed his [[residency (medicine)|residency]] in [[internal medicine]] at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in [[Los Angeles]] in 1996. He practiced medicine until a year and half after the release of ''The Kite Runner''.
Hosseini graduated from [[Independence High School (San Jose, California)|Independence High School]] in San Jose in 1984 and enrolled at [[Santa Clara University]], where he earned a bachelor's degree in [[biology]] in 1988. The following year, he entered the [[University of California, San Diego]], School of Medicine, where he earned his [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] in 1993. He completed his [[residency (medicine)|residency]] in [[internal medicine]] at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in [[Los Angeles]] in 1996. He practiced medicine until a year and half after the release of ''The Kite Runner''.


He is currently the [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Goodwill Ambassador|UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador]] and lives in California with his family. [http://www.unhcr.se/en/News/Khaled_Hosseini_en.html]
Hosseini is currently a Goodwill Envoy for the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]] (UNHCR)<ref>[http://www.unhcr.se/en/News/Khaled_Hosseini_en.html (22 May 2007) "Words of support for UNHCR as Kite Runner author publishes new novel" ''United Nations Commission on Human Rights'']</ref> He lives in Northern California with his Afghan-American wife, Roya, and their two children.


==Influences==
==Influences==
When Hosseini was a child, he read a great deal of [[Persian literature|Persian poetry]] as well as Persian translations of novels ranging from ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' to [[Mickey Spillane]]'s [[Mike Hammer]] series. Hosseini's memories of peaceful pre-Soviet era Afghanistan, "I have very fond memories of my childhood in Afghanistan" <ref>http://www.newsline.com.pk/newsnov2003/newsbeat4nov.htm</ref> as well as his personal experiences with Afghanistan's [[Hazara people]], led to the writing of his first novel, ''The Kite Runner''. One Hazara man, named Hossein Khan, worked for the Hosseinis when they were living in [[Iran]]. When Hosseini was in third grade, he taught Khan to read and write. Although his relationship with Hossein Khan was brief and rather formal, Hosseini's fond memories of this relationship served as an inspiration for the relationship between Hassan and Amir in ''The Kite Runner''.
When Hosseini was a child, he read a great deal of [[Persian literature|Persian poetry]] as well as Persian translations of novels ranging from ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' to [[Mickey Spillane]]'s [[Mike Hammer]] series. Hosseini's memories of peaceful pre-Soviet era Afghanistan, "I have very fond memories of my childhood in Afghanistan" <ref>[http://www.newsline.com.pk/newsnov2003/newsbeat4nov.htm Interview - Khalid Hosseini<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> as well as his personal experiences with Afghanistan's [[Hazara people]], led to the writing of his first novel, ''The Kite Runner''. One Hazara man, named Hossein Khan, worked for the Hosseinis when they were living in [[Iran]]. When Hosseini was in third grade, he taught Khan to read and write. Although his relationship with Hossein Khan was brief and rather formal, Hosseini's fond memories of this relationship served as an inspiration for the relationship between Hassan and Amir in ''The Kite Runner''.


==Novels==
==Novels==
*''The Kite Runner'' (ISBN 1-59448-000-1) is the story of a young boy, Amir, juggling to establish a closer rapport with his father and coping with memories of a haunting childhood event. The novel is set in Afghanistan, from the fall of the monarchy until the collapse of the [[Taliban]] regime, and in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. Its many themes include [[ethnic tension]]s between the Hazara and the [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] in Afghanistan, and the [[Immigration|immigrant]] experiences of Amir and his father in the United States. The novel was the number three best seller for 2005 in the United States, according to Nielsen BookScan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=80320#big%20movie|date=2006-01-07|accessdate=2007-02-14|title=Harry Potter tops US best-seller list for 2005|work=ninemsn.com.au}}</ref> ''The Kite Runner'' was also produced as an audiobook read by the author. ''[[The Kite Runner]]'' has been adapted into a [[The Kite Runner (film)|film of the same name]] with a release date in [[December]], [[2007]].
*''The Kite Runner'' (ISBN 1-59448-000-1) is the story of a young boy, Amir, juggling to establish a closer rapport with his father and coping with memories of a haunting childhood event. The novel is set in Afghanistan, from the fall of the monarchy until the collapse of the [[Taliban]] regime, and in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. Its many themes include [[ethnic tension]]s between the Hazara and the [[Pashtun people|Pashtun]] in Afghanistan, and the [[Immigration|immigrant]] experiences of Amir and his father in the United States. The novel was the number three best seller for 2005 in the United States, according to Nielsen BookScan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=80320#big%20movie|date=2006-01-07|accessdate=2007-02-14|title=Harry Potter tops US best-seller list for 2005|work=ninemsn.com.au}}</ref> ''The Kite Runner'' was also produced as an audiobook read by the author. ''[[The Kite Runner]]'' has been adapted into a [[The Kite Runner (film)|film of the same name]] released in [[December]], [[2007]].


*Hosseini's second novel, ''[[A Thousand Splendid Suns]]'', the story of two native women of Afghanistan, Mariam and Laila, whose lives become entwined, was released by [[Riverhead Books]] on [[May 22]] [[2007]], simultaneous with the Simon & Schuster audiobook. Movie rights have been acquired by producer [[Scott Rudin]] and [[Columbia Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958542.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|date=2007-02-01|accessdate=2007-02-14|title=Rudin buys rights to 'Suns'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
*Hosseini's second novel, ''[[A Thousand Splendid Suns]]'' (ISBN 1-5944-895-0), the story of two native women of Afghanistan, Mariam and Laila, whose lives become entwined, was released by [[Riverhead Books]] on [[May 22]] [[2007]], simultaneous with the Simon & Schuster audiobook. Movie rights have been acquired by producer [[Scott Rudin]] and [[Columbia Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958542.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|date=2007-02-01|accessdate=2007-02-14|title=Rudin buys rights to 'Suns'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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*[http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/15/books/15kite.html?8bu The New York Times - Wrenching Tale by an Afghan Immigrant Strikes a Chord]
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/15/books/15kite.html?8bu The New York Times - Wrenching Tale by an Afghan Immigrant Strikes a Chord]
*[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1622583,00.html "''The Kite Runner'' Author Returns Home" by [[Lev Grossman]]] on Time.com (a division of [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]])
*[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1622583,00.html "''The Kite Runner'' Author Returns Home" by [[Lev Grossman]]] on Time.com (a division of [[Time (magazine)|''Time'' magazine]])
*[http://www.literaryawards.info/en/khaled_hosseini.html Khaled Hosseini's bibliography]




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Khaled Hosseini خالد حسینی
George and Laura Bush with Khaled Hosseini at the White House
George and Laura Bush with Khaled Hosseini at the White House
Born (1965-03-04) March 4, 1965 (age 59)
Kabul, Afghanistan
Occupationnovelist, physician
Nationality United States
 Afghanistan
Period2003 - present
GenreFiction
Website
khaledhosseini.com

Khaled Hosseini (Persian:خالد حسینی) (Template:PronEng in English[1]) (born March 4 1965) is an American/Tajik novelist and physician originally from Afghanistan. His 2003 debut novel, The Kite Runner, was a bestseller. His second, A Thousand Splendid Suns, was released on May 22 2007.

Biography

Hosseini was born in Kabul, where his father worked for the Afghanistan Foreign Ministry. In 1970, Hosseini and his family moved to Tehran, Iran, where his father worked for the Embassy of Afghanistan. In 1973, Hosseini's family returned to Kabul, and Hosseini's youngest brother was born in July of that year. Several months later, the former King of Afghanistan, Zahir Shah, was ousted from power in a bloodless coup that was orchestrated by Zahir's cousin, Daoud Khan.

In 1976, Hosseini's father obtained a job in Paris and moved the family there. They chose not to return to Afghanistan because communists had seized power through a bloody coup. Instead, in 1980 they sought political asylum in the United States and made their residence in San Jose, California.

Hosseini graduated from Independence High School in San Jose in 1984 and enrolled at Santa Clara University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in biology in 1988. The following year, he entered the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, where he earned his M.D. in 1993. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in 1996. He practiced medicine until a year and half after the release of The Kite Runner.

Hosseini is currently a Goodwill Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)[2] He lives in Northern California with his Afghan-American wife, Roya, and their two children.

Influences

When Hosseini was a child, he read a great deal of Persian poetry as well as Persian translations of novels ranging from Alice in Wonderland to Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer series. Hosseini's memories of peaceful pre-Soviet era Afghanistan, "I have very fond memories of my childhood in Afghanistan" [3] as well as his personal experiences with Afghanistan's Hazara people, led to the writing of his first novel, The Kite Runner. One Hazara man, named Hossein Khan, worked for the Hosseinis when they were living in Iran. When Hosseini was in third grade, he taught Khan to read and write. Although his relationship with Hossein Khan was brief and rather formal, Hosseini's fond memories of this relationship served as an inspiration for the relationship between Hassan and Amir in The Kite Runner.

Novels

  • The Kite Runner (ISBN 1-59448-000-1) is the story of a young boy, Amir, juggling to establish a closer rapport with his father and coping with memories of a haunting childhood event. The novel is set in Afghanistan, from the fall of the monarchy until the collapse of the Taliban regime, and in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its many themes include ethnic tensions between the Hazara and the Pashtun in Afghanistan, and the immigrant experiences of Amir and his father in the United States. The novel was the number three best seller for 2005 in the United States, according to Nielsen BookScan.[4] The Kite Runner was also produced as an audiobook read by the author. The Kite Runner has been adapted into a film of the same name released in December, 2007.

Notes

  1. ^ See inogolo:pronunciation of Khaled Hosseini.
  2. ^ (22 May 2007) "Words of support for UNHCR as Kite Runner author publishes new novel" United Nations Commission on Human Rights
  3. ^ Interview - Khalid Hosseini
  4. ^ "Harry Potter tops US best-seller list for 2005". ninemsn.com.au. 2006-01-07. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  5. ^ "Rudin buys rights to 'Suns'". Variety. 2007-02-01. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
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