An acclaimed novelist, Afghan-born Khaled Hosseini brought to American literature a worldly respective that drew from the experiences of himself and his family. Though he admitted to feeling like a "tourist in his own country" when he had finally returned to his native nation at the wiser age of 38 - having left when only 11 - Hosseini's memories of those younger years were obviously deep and profound, seminal enough to connect with a wide American audience that allowed his first novel, 'The Kite Runner', to sit on the New York Times Best Seller list for 101 weeks. Hosseini's following two novels, 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' and 'And The Mountains Echoed' were also met with success. And while these novels gave him great acclaim, Hosseini's own story brought a deserved attention, the author having been a practicing physician in California before releasing ‘The Kite Runner’ and becoming a full-time writer. His works are deeply entrenched in his own experiences and present to the world the grim realities of the Afghan culture and the sufferings of his own countrymen. To know more about the works and achievements of the doctor turned writer, read the following biography.