Hannah- childhood/school years Tyler- alternate works and awards John- critical reception of the lit. circle book Andrew-adult life
Francis- general background information about the culture
As an adult, Khaled had an interesting life. In 1988, when he decided to benefit him and his family, he enrolled in biology at Santa Clara University and medicine at University of California, San Diego. He joined the Kaiser Permanente health maintenance organization and moved to California to start a family. As he was studying medicine, he would write short stories. But when the Taliban took over Afghanistan, he felt he had to tell the story of the country before it was war-ridden. So for a year and a half he woke up and worked on his novel before working on patients. In 2003, his novel was completed, and published by Riverhead Books, was The Kite Runner.His book did not have much publicity at first, but it spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list, and has sold 12 million copies. But, on Khaled's first return to Afghanistan in 27 years, he was devastated to learn the fate and condition of his home country.
"Khaled Hosseini Biography." Academy of Achievement. N.p., 24 Sept. 2008. Web. 23 May 2011. .
Klahed Hosseini was born on March 4th, 1965 in Kabul, Afghanistan as the oldest of five children. His mother was a high school teacher and his father was a member of the Afghan Foreign Ministry. As a child, Klahed enjoyed reading Persian poetry, which influenced his works as an adult. Klahed had a nomadic childhood – his family was constantly moving. When Klahed was five, his family moved from Kabul to Iran. They returned to Kabul three years later when Klahed was eight. The Hosseini family moved to Paris and eventually settled in the United States when Klahed was 15. The family resided in San Jose, California, and Klahed attended Independence High School.
"Khaled Hosseini Biography." Academy of Achievement. N.p., 24 Sept. 2008. Web. 19 May 2011.
Khaled Hosseni has published two spectacular books in his career. His first work was titled "The Kite Runner" and was on the bestseller list for two hundred and nineteen weeks and number one for four of those weeks. "The Kite Runner" also won many other awards including,Book Sense Bestseller List Sensation, Boeke Prize, Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, ALA Notable Book, Alex Award, Borders Original Voices Award, 2003,Entertainment Weekly's Best Book, 2003,San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, 2003, and the Literature to Life Award. Later Khaled Hosseni published his second book, "A Thousand Splendid Suns" which was on the bestseller list for seventy-five weeks and at number one for fifteen of those weeks. "A Thousand Splendid Suns did not win as many awards but did win some including, Amazon’s #1 book of the year, 2007, Nominated for ALA’s Best Book for Young Readers Award, 2008, and was the Book Sense Picks Highlights, 2007.
Works Cited Rev. of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. www.khaledhosseni.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 20
I'm giving background on Afghanistan as a time line-ish thing because it is less confusing.
1960's: Many travelers were using infrastructure built up during the cold war by both the US and the USSR during the cold war. (Amir is born in 1963)
1970's: In 1973 a bloodless coup is launched against the monarchy by the king's brother in law Daoud Khan. In 1978 a revolution by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is started. The new government takes on a socialist agenda and reforms government and gives when much more freedom and equality. however they are exceedingly brutal to the traditional elite and religious establishment. In 1979 the us started funding the Mujahideen in order to weaken the current socialist government.
1980's: Russia occupies Afghanistan. Reagan administration increases financing for Mujahideen and other anti soviet organizations. Estimates of funding from Saudi Arabia and the US are between 20 and 40 billion dollars in cash and weapons.
As an adult, Khaled had an interesting life. In 1988, when he decided to benefit him and his family, he enrolled in biology at Santa Clara University and medicine at University of California, San Diego. He joined the Kaiser Permanente health maintenance organization and moved to California to start a family. As he was studying medicine, he would write short stories. But when the Taliban took over Afghanistan, he felt he had to tell the story of the country before it was war-ridden. So for a year and a half he woke up and worked on his novel before working on patients. In 2003, his novel was completed, and published by Riverhead Books, was The Kite Runner.His book did not have much publicity at first, but it spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list, and has sold 12 million copies. But, on Khaled's first return to Afghanistan in 27 years, he was devastated to learn the fate and condition of his home country.
ReplyDelete"Khaled Hosseini Biography." Academy of Achievement. N.p., 24 Sept. 2008. Web.
23 May 2011. .
Klahed Hosseini was born on March 4th, 1965 in Kabul, Afghanistan as the oldest of five children. His mother was a high school teacher and his father was a member of the Afghan Foreign Ministry. As a child, Klahed enjoyed reading Persian poetry, which influenced his works as an adult. Klahed had a nomadic childhood – his family was constantly moving. When Klahed was five, his family moved from Kabul to Iran. They returned to Kabul three years later when Klahed was eight. The Hosseini family moved to Paris and eventually settled in the United States when Klahed was 15. The family resided in San Jose, California, and Klahed attended Independence High School.
ReplyDelete"Khaled Hosseini Biography." Academy of Achievement. N.p., 24 Sept. 2008. Web.
19 May 2011.
Tyler:
ReplyDeleteKhaled Hosseni has published two spectacular books in his career. His first work was titled "The Kite Runner" and was on the bestseller list for two hundred and nineteen weeks and number one for four of those weeks. "The Kite Runner" also won many other awards including,Book Sense Bestseller List Sensation, Boeke Prize, Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award, ALA Notable Book, Alex Award, Borders Original Voices Award, 2003,Entertainment Weekly's Best Book, 2003,San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year, 2003, and the Literature to Life Award. Later Khaled Hosseni published his second book, "A Thousand Splendid Suns" which was on the bestseller list for seventy-five weeks and at number one for fifteen of those weeks. "A Thousand Splendid Suns did not win as many awards but did win some including, Amazon’s #1 book of the year, 2007, Nominated for ALA’s Best Book for Young Readers Award, 2008, and was the Book Sense Picks Highlights, 2007.
Works Cited
Rev. of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. www.khaledhosseni.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 May 20
I'm giving background on Afghanistan as a time line-ish thing because it is less confusing.
ReplyDelete1960's: Many travelers were using infrastructure built up during the cold war by both the US and the USSR during the cold war. (Amir is born in 1963)
1970's: In 1973 a bloodless coup is launched against the monarchy by the king's brother in law Daoud Khan. In 1978 a revolution by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is started. The new government takes on a socialist agenda and reforms government and gives when much more freedom and equality. however they are exceedingly brutal to the traditional elite and religious establishment. In 1979 the us started funding the Mujahideen in order to weaken the current socialist government.
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1980's: Russia occupies Afghanistan. Reagan administration increases financing for Mujahideen and other anti soviet organizations. Estimates of funding from Saudi Arabia and the US are between 20 and 40 billion dollars in cash and weapons.
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