Tuesday, June 22, 2004
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. In his debut novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini accomplishes what very few contemporary novelists are able to do. He manages to provide an educational and eye-opening account of a country's political turmoil--in this case, Afghanistan--while also developing characters whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs resonate with readers long after the last page has been turned over. And he does this on his first try. The timely and critically acclaimed debut novel that's becoming a word-of-mouth phenomenon...

