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What is Khaled Hosseini doing now?
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.
Where does Khaled Hosseini live now?
San Jose
Khaled Hosseini/Places lived
How do you write like Khaled Hosseini?
Just write about the things that get under your skin and keep you up at night. You also have to read a lot—and pay attention. Read the kinds of things you want to write, read the kinds of things you would never write. Learn something from every writer you read.
What languages does Khaled Hosseini speak?
English
PersianDari
Khaled Hosseini/Languages
Is Khaled Hosseini married?
Roya Hosseini
Khaled Hosseini/Spouse
Does Khaled Hosseini have siblings?
Raya Hosseini
Khaled Hosseini/Siblings
Why do people like Khaled Hosseini?
Hosseini gives a voice to these women whose voices have been silenced for decades. He brings awareness to their suffering and gives them the utmost respect, whilst doing so. These novels honour them as mothers, sisters, daughters, wives and human beings, in a way that they rightly deserve.
Is Khaled Hosseini a respected writer?
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.
Does Mariam speak Farsi?
In A Thousand Splendid Suns, Mariam speaks Farsi but may have learned to speak Pashto later in the novel after living in Kabul for several years.
What inspired Khaled Hosseini?
Hosseini was inspired to write a short story that would later become The Kite Runner when he heard that the Taliban had banned kites in Afghanistan. This seemed especially cruel and personal to him, as he, like Amir, grew up flying kites in Kabul.
How did Khaled Hosseini get into writing?
Kite flying, the traditional sport of Afghan children, was banned under the fundamentalist Taliban regime, along with dancing, music, and a host of other activities. Reports of the kite-flying ban inspired Khaled Hosseini to write his celebrated novel, The Kite Runner.
What kind of doctor is Khaled Hosseini?
Khaled Hosseini was born and raised in Afghanistan. He has lived in California, USA, since 1980. A specialist in internal medicine, he attended University of California San Diego School of Medicine and has been in practice since 1996, presently working in northern California. He is the author of several short stories.