Anushri Prabhu
asked
Khaled Hosseini:
"They say, Find a purpose in your life and live it. But, sometimes, it is only after you have lived that you recognize your life had a purpose, and likely one you never had in mind." Such a powerful quote! Who or what was the inspiration behind this quote? Or was it your own experience?
Khaled Hosseini
Thank you, Anushri. I think we all can look back at our lives with some degree of surprise. Few of us are where we thought we would be, I know that is certainly true for me. When you think of the goals and aspirations you had as a young person, and you take stock of your current life, there is such a gap. You set out be one kind of person, lead a certain kind of life, and at some point things do not go as planned -whether in a positive or negative way- and you look back and see that the path you have taken, the epiphanies you have had, the changes that have come over you could not possibly have been planned and can only be understood in retrospect.
More Answered Questions
Fatma Sajwani
asked
Khaled Hosseini:
Given that you lived a big part of your life away from Afghanistan, How did you learn about the pains and the experiences of Afghans? Don't you think maybe because you did not live those pains that you wrote about Afghanistan in a way different from how an Afghan who lived there would write? Regardless of your response I love your books....
Pepperpots
asked
Khaled Hosseini:
Dear Khaled Hosseini, I very much enjoyed your book, 'And The Mountains Echoed'. My favourite story was that of Nabi. Why did you choose to have the novel set of several decades and in many places? Was it because it allowed you to more easily explore themes rather than focus on a single story set in one particular time and place? Thank you.
About Goodreads Q&A
Ask and answer questions about books!
You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.
See Featured Authors Answering Questions
Learn more
