Khaled Hosseini

Khaled Hosseini gets up at four every morning to write, before he heads off to work as an internist in a private medical practice. During those wee hours, the good doctor works to resuscitate the lost world of pre-Taliban Afghanistan. Hosseini, a diplomat’s son, left his homeland when he was twelve, and grew up in Europe and the United States. His epic first novel, The Kite Runner (the first about Afghanistan to be written in English), tells the story of Amir, a wealthy boy who befriends the son of a servant. Amir’s privilege enables him to flee Afghanistan’s politically unstable landscape, but his conscience compels him to return years later, as an adult, and seek out his friend. 10500 Hillside Lane W., Minnetonka; 952-545-2424