Homayoun Ershadi, the Iranian architect-turned-actor who is best known internationally for his role in Marc Forster’s Afghanistan-set The Kite Runner, has died at the age of 78. Iran’s state news ...

The novel begins in Kabul, Afghanistan, where Amir, the narrator, recalls his childhood with his loyal friend Hassan. Hassan is the son of Baba’s servant and belongs to the Hazara ethnic minority.

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‘For you, a thousand times over.’ These words from Khaled Hosseini’s acclaimed novel The Kite Runner became symbolic of the friendship between Amir, a privileged Pashtun, and his servant Hassan, a ...

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Based on Khaled Hosseini’s hugely popular international best-selling novel, The Kite Runner. This haunting tale of friendship spans cultures and continents and follows one man’s journey to confront ...

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First staged in 2009, The Kite Runner is an adaptation of the 2003 novel of the same name by Afghan-American novelist Khaled Hosseini. The story begins in Kabul in the 1970s where Amir (Stuart Vincent ...