Itselfand more specifically, Kabulbecame a character in this novel, to a Recent past slowly became more than mere backdrop. And so the turmoil in Afghanistan and the countrys tortured Intimate and personal was intertwined inextricably with the broad and The story of these two women without telling, in part, the story ofĪfghanistan from the 1970s to the post-9/11 era simply was not possible. But as I wrote, I witnessed the storyĮxpanding, becoming more ambitious page after page. Together, their resolve to survive, and the fact that their relationshipĮvolves into something meaningful and powerful, even as the world around Women, their inner lives, the specific circumstances that bring them What intrigued meĪbout this new book were the hopes and dreams and disillusions of these two For me it always starts from a very personal, intimate place,Ībout human connections, and then expands from there. Responsibility to represent his or her own culture and to educate othersĪbout it. It is quite a burden for a writer to feel a Never sat down to write with broad, sweeping ideas in mind, and certainly Writer, the story has always taken precedence over everything else. Situation there and the prominent platform youve gained? Inform the world about your native country, especially given the current Includes the main events in Afghanistans history over the past threeĭecades, from the communist revolution to the Soviet invasion to the The Afghan people and their daily lives are actually like. The Kite Runner helped alter the worlds perception ofĪfghanistan, by giving millions of readers their first real sense of what In a separate interview that follows, recorded in 2003, he discusses his first novel, The Kite Runner. In two separate interviews, Khaled Hosseini discusses The Kite Runner (2003) and A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) his experience growing up in Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion and the rise of the Taliban the role of women in Afghan society how Afghans view the USA and much else.

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