At a glance
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In time
LiteratureModern conflictsFactions, splits and schisms
Overview
The novel by Khaled Hosseini (2003): Amir and Hassan are two boys in Kabul before the Soviets, between them a kite and a betrayal that follows Amir to America and then returns him to Taliban Afghanistan to atone. 1
Legacy
The first Afghan-American novel to top the world's charts; it became a film and a play, and opened Afghan diaspora literature to Western readers. 1
People and things also explored
The killing of Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf· Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf· Muluk al-Tawa'if· Al-Madina Souq, Aleppo· al-Tanahmir: the Himyaritic speech remnant· Aljamia (aljamiado: Spanish written in Arabic script, and its literature)· Arab naming of children after plants· The wise sayings attributed to Ali
Sources
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islam.museum contributors. “The Kite Runner”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/al-numaaf-kaatib/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.