Additional Resources for The Kite Runner
On-Line Reviews of The Kite Runner
Connect to the following on-line reviews of The Kite Runner, by both professional critics and average readers.
Print Reviews of The Kite Runner available at the Lincoln City Libraries
These journals are all available in the basement Periodicals room at the Bennett Martin Public Library, 136 South 14th St.
Learn more about the author Khaled Hosseini at the following sites:
Interested in reading some interviews with Khaled Hosseini? The following list of links will take you to several interviews he has participated in, mainly covering his debut novel, The Kite Runner.
Want a basic description, or just some general information about the book? You can find it at any of these sites:
Publisher’s information
Hardback [enter book title in search box]
Trade paperback [enter book title in search box]
Book-on-CD format from Simon & Audio
Audiotape format from Simon & Audio
Listen to an Audio extract from the book [in Windows Media, MP3 or Quicktime formats]
Large Print format from Center Point Large Print Books
Wikipedia page for The Kite Runner
Glossary and Pronunciation Guide to some of the names/terms in “The Kite Runner” [Richardson Public Library, Texas]
Another brief Glossary and Pronunciation Guide to names/terms in “The Kite Runner” [Pittsboro Memorial Library, North Carolina]
Awards won by The Kite Runner:
Want to read a sample from The Kite Runner first? Visit one of the following sites:
Leading a book group for The Kite Runner but need some good questions to start the discussions going? Try the following sites:
The Lincoln Journal Star official Resource Guide [coming on September 19th!]
If You Liked The Kite Runner, You Might Like:
The following books, both fiction and non-fiction, are recommended titles you may wish to pursue if you enjoyed The Kite Runner, and are interested in learning more about Afghan culture and society or the theme of friendship, betrayal and redemption. All books owned by Lincoln City Libraries are hotlinked to their entries in our library catalog, so that you may check on their current availability. If you see a title on this list that is not hotlinked to our collection, please consider ordering it through our Interlibrary Loan department.
Adult Fiction
Novels Set in Afghanistan
Novels of Family, Friendship, Exile and War-Torn Lands
The Lives of Afghan Women
Memoirs and Travel Tales
History of Afghanistan
Children’s Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction
Here are some sites containing information about Afghanistan, its people, its culture and its history:
Many of the Lincoln City Libraries’ databases at Research Databases include pertinent information about Afghanistan.
If you’d like to see some photos of Afghanistan in 1976 — one of the time periods covered by The Kite Runner, please visit our 1976 Afghanistan Photos page.
Interested in more information about Afghan kites and the tradition of kite fighting? Visit one of these sites:
What Other Communities Are Reading
Visit the following site to see a comprehensive list of the books used by community-wide reading programs from across the United States and Canada:
One Book Reading Promotion Projects (Library of Congress Center for the Book)
Back to the main One Book – One Lincoln – 2005 page
One Book – One Lincoln – 2004: Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
One Book – One Lincoln – 2003: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
One Book – One Lincoln – 2002: Plainsong by Kent Haruf