Introductory Post.

This book, "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, is the story of a young boy (Amir) who grew up in Kabul, Afghanistan, then moved out to California, then returns to Kabul. in 372 pages, we follow this boy through an entire gauntlet of conflicts for example (from the cover) "Afghanistan, 1975; Twelve year old Amir is desperate to win the local kite flying tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives".

The first copyright date of "The Kite Runner" was May 29, 2003, Published by "Riverhead Books"

This book was met with critical acclaim, as it offers a very unique viewpoint on the already tender at the time situation in Afghanistan (2003 was during the Afghanistan war). To get a perspective from within the country that was made very taboo to the western world made for a very interesting book and it sold very well internationally. 

Here is a review on the book:https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/jul/30/review-khaled-hosseini-the-kite-runner