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Fact File
| Name:
Khaled Hosseini
Current Home:
Sunnyvale, California
Date of Birth:
March 4, 1965
Place of Birth:
Kabul, Afghanistan
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B.S. in biology, Santa Clara University, 1988; M.D., UC San Diego School of Medicine, 1993
Awards:
The Kite Runner named a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection, 2003
Khaled Hosseini's official web site
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Hosseini's Latest
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| | A Thousand Splendid Suns
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Khaled Hosseini
From our editors: "Khaled Hosseini's follow-up to The Kite Runner does not disappoint. Set like its predecessor in war-torn Afghanistan, A Thousand Splendid Suns uses that tumultuous backdrop to render the heroic plight of two women of different generations married to the same savagely abusive male.... Truly must-read fiction."
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Advice for the Aspiring
| In our exclusive interview, we asked Hosseini what tips or advice he has for aspiring authors. His reply: "I would give them the oldest advice in the craft: Read and write. Read a lot. Read new authors and established ones, read people whose work is in the same vein as yours and those whose genre is totally different. You've heard of chain-smokers. Writers, especially beginners, need to be chain-readers. And lastly, write every day. Write about things that get under your skin and keep you up at night."
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The Breakout Book
| Hosseini's Reading Recommendations
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| | The Kite Runner
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Khaled Hosseini
Hosseini's stirring first novel tells the poignant tale of two orphaned boys coming of age in Kabul -- a city teetering on the brink of destruction at the dawn of the Soviet invasion. "Hosseini's depiction of the cruelty children suffer at the hands of their 'friends' will break your heart. And his descriptions of Afghanistan both before and after the war will haunt readers long after they've read the last page," say our editors.
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| | Atonement
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Ian McEwan
We asked Hosseini to tell us about some of his all-time favorite reads. He selected Ian McEwan's Pulitzer-winning wartime drama, calling it "an elegantly told story of guilt and redemption." Read on to learn more about Hosseini's reading recommendations, including:
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