BOOK REVIEW: THE KITE RUNNER AUTHOR: KHALED HOSSEINI “For you, a thousand times over” Khaled Hosseini's debut book is nothing short of a masterpiece in its own way. In 1999, Khaled Hosseini learned through a news report that the Taliban had banned kite flying in Afghanistan, a restriction he found particularly cruel. The news "struck a personal chord" for him, as he had grown up with the sport while living in Afghanistan. He was motivated to write a 25-page short story about two boys who fly kites in Kabul.[8] Hosseini submitted copies to Esquire and The New Yorker, both of which rejected it. He rediscovered the manuscript in his garage in March 2001 and began to expand it to novel format at the suggestion of a friend. (*courtesy: Wikipedia*) And thus the world was gifted with the book, "The Kite Runner". “There is only one sin. and that is theft... when you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth.” ...