The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini's 2003 best-selling novel, is a compelling portrait of life in Afghanistan and its immigrant community in the United States. Thursday night, a stage adaptation opens on Broadway for a limited run.
Hosseini was working as a doctor in California, and writing The Kite Runner, when Sept. 11 happened. So, not wanting to capitalize on a tragedy, he set the novel aside. But he says, "My wife and my family spoke to me and said, 'You know, Afghanistan is always portrayed as this place where there's mountains and terrorists and drugs. And you can really help change that image a little bit and help show a human face with this book.' "
