The Kite Runner
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Summary
The Kite Runner is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,336 views/month, #107 of 28,446).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Khaled Hosseini[3]
- Award received: Q137449821[4]
- Followed by: A Thousand Splendid Suns[5]
- Language of work or name: English[6]
- Country of origin: United States[7]
- Publication date: May 29, 2003[8]
- Has edition or translation: The Kite Runner[9], Q118895114[10]
- Significant event: kite festival[11]
- Narrative location: Afghanistan[12]
- Main subject: Afghanistan[13], friendship[14], social class[15], Hazaras[16], guilt[17], Kabul[18], Taliban[19], child sexual abuse[20], human migration[21]
- Title: The kite runner[22], Drachenläufer[23]
- Has characteristic: debut novel[24]
- Derivative work: The Kite Runner[25]
- Form of creative work: novel[26]
Product Details
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Release type: Other[27]
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Secondary type(s): Audiobook[28]
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First release date: 2003[29]
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MusicBrainz ID: c594b139-8da1-47cf-a5a2-992b5c7c3434[30]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for The Kite Runner include Aquilonifer[31], a monotypic fossil taxon[32].
Why It Matters
The Kite Runner has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for it include Aquilonifer[31], a monotypic fossil taxon[32].
FAQs
What awards did The Kite Runner receive?
Honors received include Q137449821[4].