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The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. [1] Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books , it tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul .
The Kite Runner is a 2007 American drama film directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by David Benioff and based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Khaled Hosseini.It tells the story of Amir a well-to-do boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul who is tormented by the guilt of abandoning his friend Hassan (Mahmoodzada).
The author read the audio version of The Kite Runner as well. The Kite Runner has been adapted into a film of the same name released in December 2007. Hosseini made a cameo appearance towards the end of the movie as a bystander, when Amir purchases a kite which he, then, flies with Sohrab.
The Kite Runner is a stage adaption of Afghan-American novelist Khaled Hosseini's 2003 book The Kite Runner. Aside from sharing the 2003 book as a source, it is unrelated to the 2007 film The Kite Runner. The play was adapted for the stage by Matthew Spangler and premiered at San Jose Repertory Theatre in 2009.
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 2007 novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini, following the huge success of his bestselling 2003 debut The Kite Runner.Mariam, an illegitimate teenager from Herat, is forced to marry a shoemaker from Kabul after a family tragedy.
Khaled Hosseini was born in Afghanistan but left the country in 1976 at the age of 11, eventually moving to the United States where he worked as a doctor. He wrote his first novel, The Kite Runner, in 2003 and became a full-time writer a year and a half later.
Kite runner may refer to: Kite running, the practice of chasing kites that have been cut loose in kite fighting; The Kite Runner, a 2003 novel by Khaled Hosseini; The Kite Runner (film), a 2007 film based on Hosseini's novel; Kite Runner (play), a stage play based on Hosseini's novel; Nickname for Aquilonifer, genus of arthropods
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 November 2024. Afghan former child actor (born 1997) Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada Born (1997-12-23) 23 December 1997 (age 27) Kabul, Afghanistan Occupation Actor Part of a series on Hazaras Hazara people list of Hazarajat region Language Culture Diaspora Persecutions Flag Nationalism Tribes Cuisine Politics ...