The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a powerful and gripping story of friendship, family, and the struggle for redemption. It follows the life of Amir, a young boy from Afghanistan, as he navigates the tumultuous events of his homeland and his own inner turmoil. Through his
The Kite Runner is the debut novel of Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it tells the story of Amir, a young Afghan boy from Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, beginning with the collapse of Afghanistan's monarchy and the Afghan conflict that sparked shortly thereafter, with a particular focus on the Soviet–Afghan War and the exodus of Afghan refugees, as well as the rise of the Taliban regime.