Hosseini, Khaled

The kite runner by Khaled Hosseini ( Book )
237 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in 35 languages and held by 5,867 libraries worldwide
Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day.

A thousand splendid suns by Khaled Hosseini ( Book )
158 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in 29 languages and held by 5,164 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: After more than two years on the bestseller lists, Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel of enormous contemporary relevance. A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years-from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding-that puts the violence, fear, hope and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives-the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness-are inextricable from the history playing out around them. Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heart wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love-a stunning accomplishment.

Stones into schools promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson ( Recording )
3 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 922 libraries worldwide
In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where "Three Cups of Tea" left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders even as he was dodging shootouts with feuding Afghan warlords and surviving an eight-day armed abduction by the Taliban.

Stones into schools [promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson ( Recording )
2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 198 libraries worldwide
In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where "Three Cups of Tea" left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders even as he was dodging shootouts with feuding Afghan warlords and surviving an eight-day armed abduction by the Taliban.

Afghanistan : [hidden treasures from the National Museum, Kabul ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 172 libraries worldwide
This unique collection explores the art and cultural themes of ancient Afghanistan that are now part of a traveling exhibition. Includes bonus program: Treasure Wars - Who Owns the Past.

The patience stone [sang-e saboor by Atiq Rahimi ( Recording )
3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 143 libraries worldwide
In Persian folklore, Syngue Sabour is the name of a magical black stone, a patience stone, which absorbs the plight of those who confide in it. It is believed that the day it explodes, after having received too much hardship and pain, will be the day of the Apocalypse. But here, the Syngue Sabour is not a stone but rather a man lying brain-dead with a bullet lodged in his neck. His wife is with him, sitting by his side. But she resents him for having sacrificed her to the war, for never being able to resist the call to arms, for wanting to be a hero, and in the end, after all was said and done, for being incapacitated in a small skirmish.

The kite runner graphic novel by Khaled Hosseini ( Book )
1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 101 libraries worldwide
"The spellbinding story of the unlikely and inseparable friendship between two boys caught in the tragic sweep of history-- from the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy throught the horrific rule of the Taliban" -- book flap.

The kite runner ( Visual )
28 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 60 libraries worldwide
Khaled Hosseini discusses his life experience and his book "The Kite Runner". The book is about the lives of two boys growing up together in Afghanistan in the early 1970's : one the privileged son of a wealthy businessman, the other the son of the businessman's servant. It explored the cultural and religious differences that divided the country and explains how the political and cultural landscape of the country has changed since coming under Taliban rule.

Tausend strahlende Sonnen : Roman by Khaled Hosseini ( Book )
11 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in German and held by 51 libraries worldwide
Zwei Frauen in Afghanistan erleben ein ähnliches Schicksal: Beide werden mit dem um viele Jahre älteren Witwer Raschid zwangsverheiratet. Hunger und Gewalt machen ihnen während der Taliban-Herrschaft das Leben zur Qual. Die schrecklichen Umstände machen die beiden Frauen zu Freundinnen und lassen ihre Kräfte ins Übermenschliche wachsen.

Mil soles espléndidos by Khaled Hosseini ( Book )
4 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in Spanish and English and held by 27 libraries worldwide
Two women born a generation apart witness the destruction of their home and family in wartorn Kabul, losses incurred over the course of thirty years that test the limits of their strength and courage.