Topic > The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled...

Khaled Hosseini is known as America's best-selling author for heart-wrenching stories like The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Hosseini's novels are projected across all eras, making his works extremely popular not only across the nation but in 70 countries. As a result, Hosseini immediately turned into an international bestseller. Hosseini's success through his books is mainly reflected in his childhood, in which he uses relationships not only between a parent and a child, but also heartfelt relationships regarding marriages and siblings. He plainly describes his work as: "A kind of upside-down fairy tale. There's a very painful breakup at the beginning and then this tearful reconciliation at the end, except the revelations and reconciliations you're given are not what you expect. That's life, really" (Hosseini, The Guardian). Hosseini's words exactly describe his first two novels: The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. In Hosseini's The Kite Runner, the protagonist suffers from a lot of guilt after betraying his half-brother as a child until he finally chooses to reconcile as a middle-aged man. In A Thousand Splendid Suns, the protagonist's father betrays his little daughter but then returns to her asking for forgiveness. Khaled's works revolve around the idea of ​​reconciliation after having sinned, even if the sin committed was committed long ago. Through this, Khaled's outlook on life is definitely reflected in his novels where there is always room for forgiveness no matter how much you have hurt someone. His extremely relatable topics throughout the novels therefore give him the opportunity to reach many, giving him the abilities... middle of paper ......f Kings, when translated into English, stands out significantly for Hosseini . Ferdowsi's works are seen as very dramatic and intense literature such as the story of Rostam and Sohrab, bonded by father and son, where Hosseini admits to evading it in The Kite Runner. Khaled appreciates Ferdowsi's works because they "contain all the elementary themes of literature: betrayal, guilt, greed and honor", all incorporated into Khaled's novels (Hosseini). Khaled's love for Afghanistan doesn't stop with the novels he wrote. . Through the Khaled Hosseini Foundation, Khaled is committed to providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. His inspiration for the foundation is rooted in his journey back to his homeland in 2007. In addition to the foundation, he serves as a goodwill representative for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.