<P> The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan - American author Khaled Hosseini . Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books , it tells the story of Amir , a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul , whose closest friend is Hassan . The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events , from the fall of Afghanistan 's monarchy through the Soviet military intervention , the exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States , and the rise of the Taliban regime . </P>
<P> The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan - American author Khaled Hosseini . Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books , it tells the story of Amir , a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul , whose closest friend is Hassan . The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events , from the fall of Afghanistan 's monarchy through the Soviet military intervention , the exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States , and the rise of the Taliban regime . </P>
what type of book is the kite runner
what type of book is the kite runner
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novel