Khaled Hosseini appears in the following:
Pick Three: Khaled Hosseini
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Author Khaled Hosseini, who spent much of his childhood in Afghanistan, presents three Afghan songs from his childhood that still hold massive sway over him.
'The Kite Runner' Author Khaled Hosseini; Angel Olsen; Phil Kline on 'Rite of Spring'
Thursday, May 23, 2013
In this episode: Khaled Hosseini is the bestselling author of "The Kite Runner” and the new novel “And the Mountains Echoed.” Tonight, Hosseini shares his favorite tracks by the late pop musician Ahmad Zahir -- often called “the Elvis of Afghanistan.”
Plus: Last year the singer and songwriter, Angel Olsen, released her idiosyncratic debut, Half Way Home. She brings her powerful voice (which has been heard on multiple collaborations with another idiosyncratic singer, Bonnie "Prince" Billy) to the studio for a live performance.
And: Composer Phil Kline has been spending a lot of time with Igor Stravinsky’s famous work, The Rite of Spring, for an upcoming radio marathon on our sister station Q2 Music. He’ll give us a preview of some of his favorite interpretations of the work.
Khaled Hosseini: And the Mountains Echoed
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Khaled Hosseini a goodwill envoy for UNHCR (the United Nations Refugee Agency) and author of the novel The Kite Runner, talks about his new book, And the Mountains Echoed.
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Khaled Hosseini on Refugees in Afghanistan and Beyond
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan, thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes, joining the 43 million refugees who are currently displaced around the world. Khaled Hosseini, bestselling author of “The Kite Runner” and “A Thousand Splendid Suns,” feels a particular kinship with these refugees. In 1980, when he was a teenager, he and his family were granted asylum in the U.S. when Afghanistan faced a different decade-long war with the Soviets.
Goodwill to All
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Goodwill to All
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Following The Kite Runner
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
A Thousand Splendid Suns is available for purchase at amazon.com
Events: Khaled Hosseini will be reading and signing booksTuesday, May 22 at 7 pm
Union Square ...