From: Talk to Al Jazeera
Khaled Hosseini: ‘Why I write about pain’
Author of bestseller ‘The Kite Runner’ discusses recent events in Afghanistan, his new novel and why people read books.
4 Jul 2014
Author of bestseller ‘The Kite Runner’ discusses recent events in Afghanistan, his new novel and why people read books.
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