I’m still in the middle of my current book, so I thought I’d take a step backward and fill you on what I was reading at the end of 2008. It always takes me a while to pick up the ...

With it have come kite-fighting and the so-called "kite runners" described by author Khaled Hosseini in his 2003 novel, the WSJ's Don Duncan reports.

The Kite Runner. This emotional story follows two boys, Amir and Hassan, and their fathers who are living in Kabul in Afghanistan during ... on the country’s history and conflict as well as ...

"Kite Runner" is the story of the relationship between a wealthy Afghan boy and his childhood friend set against the backdrop of political changes in Afghanistan from the monarchy through the ...