The Kite Runner (novel)
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The Kite Runner is Khaled Hosseini’s bestselling debut novel that explores friendship, betrayal, and redemption against the backdrop of Afghanistan’s turbulent recent history.
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| instanceOf |
debut novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Kite Runner (film)
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The Kite Runner (stage play) ⓘ |
| author | Khaled Hosseini ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | international bestseller ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication |
United States of America
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United States
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
bildungsroman
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drama ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ali
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Baba ⓘ Hassan ⓘ Rahim Khan ⓘ Sohrab ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Amir ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Afghan Civil War
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Afghan civil war
Soviet–Afghan War ⓘ
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Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
fall of the Afghan monarchy ⓘ rise of the Taliban ⓘ |
| languageStyle | contemporary prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
betrayal
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class and social inequality ⓘ ethnic tension ⓘ father–son relationships ⓘ friendship ⓘ guilt ⓘ immigration and exile ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Amir ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of modern Afghan history
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exploration of personal and collective guilt ⓘ portrayal of Pashtun–Hazara relations ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | Riverhead Books ⓘ |
| setting |
Afghanistan
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California, United States ⓘ
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California
Kabul ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
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United States
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| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ early 21st century ⓘ |
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