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Khaled Hosseini (1965 to present), Afghan-born American novelist and physician. He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. His father worked as a diplomat, and when Hosseini was 11 years old, the family moved to France; four years later, they applied for asylum in the United States, where he later became a citizen. Hosseini did not return to Afghanistan until 2001 at the age of 36, where he “felt like a tourist in [his] own country”. In interviews about the experience, he admitted to sometimes feeling survivor’s guilt for having been able to leave the country before the Soviet invasion and subsequent wars.
After graduating from college and medical school, he worked as a doctor in California, an occupation that he likened to “an arranged marriage.” He has published three novels, most notably his 2003 debut The Kite Runner. His three novels all are at least partially set in Afghanistan, and feature an Afghan as the protagonist. Besides his medical career and his writing, Hosseini has also served as UNHCR representative to Afghanistan.
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