Explore the Life and Works of Khaled Hosseini

Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-American novelist who has gained international acclaim for his work. Arriving in the US as an asylum seeker in 1980, Hosseini understands the refugee experience, and draws attention to themes of displacement and diaspora in his work. As well as writing, he contributes to the aid for refugees globally both as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and through his own charitable organisation, the Khaled Hosseini Foundation.