Khaled Hosseini

From an Afghan immigrant who doesn't speak English to an American best-selling author, this is Khaled Hosseini's journey. The titles of his works are poetic, and his autobiographical texts are filled with sayings and aphorisms.

The writer, whose name in Islam means "immortal", was born in Kabul in the spring of 1965. Khaled is the firstborn in a wealthy family of immigrants from Herat. The father of the future writer was a diplomat, and his mother taught Farsi at a girls' school. Khaled has four younger brothers and sisters.

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When the writer recalls the early pages of his biography, he claims that the Afghan capital in the early 70s of the 20th century was a thriving cosmopolitan city in which he and his cousins ​​loved flying kites, and Raya's sister was not subjected to any gender discrimination.

As a child, Khaled, who adored oriental poetry, especially the works of Omar Khayyam and Jalaladdin Rumi, managed to live in Tehran and Paris - in these cities the father of the future novelist worked in the embassies of Afghanistan. Also, the young Hosseini was greatly impressed by the story of Jack London "White Fang", which he read in translation into Persian. Khaled, like the wolfdog, is a half-breed: Tajik and Pashtun blood flows in the veins of the author of "The Runner with the Wind".

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In April 1978, the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, backed by the Soviet Union, seized power in Kabul. The Hosseini family applied for political asylum in the United States and settled in San Jose, California, where Khaled graduated from high school in 1984. The literary man, who did not speak English at the time, describes the beginning of life in America as a culture shock.

Like many writers, from Anton Chekhov to Sergei Dyachenko, Hosseini first became a doctor. Medical education at the University of California, the novelist calls "marriage of convenience", and literary activity - "marriage for love." Khaled's work experience as a doctor is 10 years.

In 2003, Hosseini's memories of pre-war Afghanistan and the flight to America took on literary form: the first novel by the writer, The Runner with the Wind, was published. The book, which tells about the friendship of the boys Amir and Hassan against the backdrop of political and military cataclysms, turned out to be a bestseller in 2005 in the United States. In 2007, the novel was filmed; Khaled Hosseini himself played a cameo role in the film.

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In 2003, the writer visited Afghanistan, a quote from his interview about this visit is known:

In 2007, Hosseini's second work was published - the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, dedicated to the fate of the two wives of one man, Mariam and Leila, who turned from rivals into girlfriends. The title of the book refers the reader to a poem by the 17th century Persian poet Saib Tabrizi.

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The third novel by the writer "And the echo flies through the mountains", which was released in 2013, tells the story of the separation and meeting of brother and sister. They broke up when he was 10 years old, and she was 3 years old, will their love and childhood memories be able to bridge the cultural gap that lies between them.

The genre of Hosseini's books is a family saga with elements of oriental exoticism, historical annals and gentle humor. According to the writer, he writes books to atone for the guilt of millions of Afghans who are not as lucky as him. Critics of Hosseini's work note that although the writer claims that “life is not Indian cinema,” his novels have much in common with the products of Bollywood. The writer considers the USSR to be the main culprit in the troubles of the Afghan people.

Little is known about Hosseini's personal life. The writer's wife is named Roya. The couple have two children - a son Haris and a daughter Farah. The son's name means "guardian" and the daughter's name means "joy." In 2017, Haris Hosseini took 3rd place in the US Public Speaking Championships.

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Now the writer is the UN Goodwill Ambassador for Refugees. The Hosseini Foundation provides humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan.

In the second half of 2018, 2 important events took place in Hosseini's life - the writer released the fourth book "Prayer to the Sea" and celebrated the silver anniversary of family life. A joint photo with his wife, posted on Instagram on October 4, 2018, Khaled signed:

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Since it usually takes Hosseini 5-6 years to create a novel, it is difficult to expect that the writer will publish a new book in 2019, but fans of the singer's oriental motives believe that Khaled is hatching the idea of ​​the next work.

2003 - "Running after the wind" 2007 - "A Thousand Splendid Suns" 2013 - "And the echo flies through the mountains" 2018 - "Prayer to the sea"

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Khaled Hosseini Net Worth 2022

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Khaled Hosseini Net Worth 2021

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Khaled Hosseini Net Worth 2020

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Khaled Hosseini Net Worth 2019

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Khaled Hosseini Net Worth 2018

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Khaled Hosseini Net Worth 2017

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