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Historical(Ryan)- Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965. In 1976 His family was relocated to Paris by the Foreign Ministry. Him and his family were moved back to Kabul in 1980. He started to write his first novel in the spring of 2001. The book, The Kite Runner was published in 2003 by Riverhead Books. In 2007 Hosseini wrote his second novel. Both books together sold over 10 million copies.

"Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini on identity" BBC - Culture, 21 October 2014. web 10 October 2015.



Cultural(Ryan)- Khaled Hosseini grew up like a military child here in the United States. His family moved all over the European continent. His mother had cooked all the cultural food in Afghanistan. All of the foods that she made was not always the best, but they did with what they had. The festivals that he had seen as a child played into his childhood. His feel for literature was also sparked by his everyday life in Kabul.

Aim (Holly): The aim of the book is about Amir’s attempts at redemptions for the wrongs he committed against a boy he knew when he was young. The boy named Hassan had been a childhood friend of Amir and also his half brother. The main subject of the book is about the fact that Amir had not done anything to stop Hassan’s rape by a sadistic boy in the neighborhood because Amir had not been brave enough and also that he had wanted his father’s, also called Baba’s, affection. Hassan and his father Ali leave because Amir plants valuables under Hassan’s pillow hoping they would leave so Amir would no longer have to feel guilt for what he had failed to stop from happening. They are forgiven by Amir’s father, but they still leave despite this. Many years later, Amir ends up adopting Hassan’s son as a form of redemption and saving him from abusive caretakers, perhaps as an attempt to stop abuse that he was not able to when he was a boy.

Audience(Austin) Khaled Hosseini wrote his book in the direction of those who were wanting to read a book about a father and son oriented book. He used many aspects of his home life as he was “ was born in Kabul, Afghanistan” (Hosseini 1). As he was trying to write a book, he had looked back to his past for inspiration. He had tried to relate his book to the way he was raised, and the times of his land, like the rise of the Taliban regime. Being raised in Afghanistan really helped him understand their culture and allowed him to reflect them into his writing. To anyone who had a rough life as a child or just needs someone to relate to, this book brings some hope into their lives.



“The Kite Runner.” Wikipedia. n.d. web. 28 September 2015

"Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini on identity" BBC - Culture, 21 October 2014. web 10 October 2015.