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And one more thing...You will never again refer to him as 'Hazara boy' in my presence. He has a name and it's Sohrab.

Khaled Hosseini

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Khaled Hosseini
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 4
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America was different. America was a river, roarng along, unmindful of the past. I could wade into this river, let my sins drown to the bottom, let the waters carry me someplace far. Someplace with no ghosts, no memories, and no sins.
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