Khaled Hosseini's Blog

• Priceless Artifacts Saved by Afghan Heroes Tour the U.S.

  February 20, 2009

  • "A nation stays alive when its culture stays alive." This is the motto of the Kabul Museum, recently printed in bold letters on a banner above the entrance.  In that spirit, I want to draw attention to a National Geographics exhibition that is presently on tour in the U.S.  It is called Afghanistan, Hidden Treasures From the National Museum, Kabul.  The exhibition consists of more ...
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• Patry Francis and The Liar's Diary

  January 29, 2008

  • Today is the day that we, as a community of writers, show our support and encouragement for one of our own, Patry Francis, author of The Liar's Diary. I remember how thrilled I was leading up to the publication day for my first novel. The idea of going from city to city and meeting people who had or would read my book was incredibly exciting, and I looked forward very much to that day in June. ...
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• Writing Before Dawn

  December 3, 2007

  • I write in the very early hours of the morning. Typically I get up at around 4 a.m., have cereal, read the San Francisco Chronicle, and heat up some black coffee. Then I head to our basement, where my writing den is located. I write for the next two to three hours (I pace quite a bit), before I call it a day and get ready to go to my other job (I am an internist and have been in medical practice ...
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