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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Author
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:South_African_Boeke_Prize
Goodreads Choice Award
Nominated_for_the_Orange_Prize_for_Fiction
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gptkbp:bornIn
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gptkb:Kabul
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Farah_Hosseini
Hosseini_Hosseini
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gptkbp:debutYear
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The Kite Runner
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Santa_Clara_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Diego
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gptkbp:firstAscent
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gptkb:And_the_Mountains_Echoed
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gptkbp:firstPublished
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2007
2013
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gptkbp:genre
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Fiction
Historical Fiction
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gptkbp:hasBirthDate
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1965
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Khaled Hosseini
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:John_Steinbeck
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez
Leo Tolstoy
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:The_Khaled_Hosseini_Foundation
gptkb:UNHCR
Cultural preservation initiatives
Refugee assistance programs
Writing workshops for youth
Support_for_education_in_Afghanistan
Advocacy_for_women's_rights_in_Afghanistan
Promoting_Afghan_literature
Fundraising_for_Afghan_charities
Literacy_programs_in_Afghanistan
Public_speaking_on_Afghan_issues
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Humanitarian work
Advocacy for refugees
Cultural_ambassador_for_Afghanistan
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gptkbp:language
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Dari
English
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Pashtun
American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:And_the_Mountains_Echoed
The Kite Runner
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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gptkbp:occupation
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Physician
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:San_Jose,_California
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gptkbp:revenue
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2003
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Wendy_Hosseini
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gptkbp:website
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khaledhosseini.com
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