Khaled Hosseini
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Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-American novelist best known for his bestselling debut novel "The Kite Runner" and subsequent works exploring themes of family, exile, and the Afghan experience.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khaled Hosseini canonical | 12 |
| Hosseini | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Afghan-American writer
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novelist ⓘ person ⓘ physician ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| affiliation | UNHCR ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
British Book Awards Author of the Year
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surface form:
British Book Awards Author of the Year (2008)
Boeke Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Exclusive Books Boeke Prize
Boeke Prize ⓘ
surface form:
South African Boeke Prize
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| basedOn | Afghan cultural traditions ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Afghanistan
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-03-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Independence High School (San Jose)
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Santa Clara University ⓘ UC San Diego Health ⓘ
surface form:
UC San Diego School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego ⓘ |
| employer | Kaiser Permanente ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Pashtuns
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surface form:
Pashtun
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| familyName |
Khaled Hosseini
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hosseini
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| fieldOfWork |
Afghan diaspora
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literature ⓘ medicine ⓘ refugee experience ⓘ |
| founded | The Khaled Hosseini Foundation ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Khaled ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Afghan Civil War
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surface form:
Afghan civil war
Afghan conflicts ⓘ
surface form:
Afghan refugee crisis
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medicalSpecialty | internal medicine ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary literature
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humanitarianism ⓘ |
| name | Khaled Hosseini self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
Dari
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Persian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting Afghan history and society
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exploring themes of family and exile ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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And the Mountains Echoed ⓘ Sea Prayer ⓘ The Kite Runner (novel) ⓘ
surface form:
The Kite Runner
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| occupation |
novelist
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physician ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Afghanistan
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Kabul ⓘ |
| positionHeld | UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film adaptation of The Kite Runner
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stage adaptation of The Kite Runner ⓘ |
| workLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
San Jose ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
emotionally driven narrative
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first-person narration ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Kite Runner (Music from the Motion Picture)
subject surface form:
Suite from 'The Kite Runner'
concert work "Orchestral Variations on a Theme from 'The Kite Runner'"
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basedOnWorkAuthor
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Khaled Hosseini
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subject surface form:
Orchestral Variations on a Theme from 'The Kite Runner'
subject surface form:
The Kite Runner
this entity surface form:
Hosseini