Khaled Hosseini

Afghan-American novelist (born 1965)

Khaled Hosseini or Khalid Husseini (Pashto/Persian: خالد حسینی, Dari: [ˈxɑːlɪd hʊˈsæjniː]; born March 4, 1965) is an Afghan and American novelist, UNHCR goodwill ambassador, and former physician. His debut novel The Kite Runner (2003) was a critical and commercial success; the book and his subsequent novels have all been at least partially set in Afghanistan and have featured an Afghan as the protagonist. Hosseini's novels have spread awareness about Afghanistan's people and culture.

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