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Khaled Hosseini (Persian: خالد حسینی [ˈxɒled hoˈsejni]; English: Khaled Hosseini /ˈhɑːlɛd hoʊˈseɪni/; March 4, 1965 -) was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. He is an American physician and best-selling author. He has published three novels, the most famous of which is "The Kite Runner" in 2003. Because of the success of this novel, he decided to change his career and become a professional writer.

Category
Writers
Nationality
United States
Born
1965-03-04
Wikidata
Q193116
Occupations doctornovelistphysician writerwriterPhysician
Aliases Khaled HosseiniKhaled HosseiniKhaled HosseiniKhalid Husseini

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