The kite runner is the first novel by afghan american author khaled hosseini published in 2003 by riverhead books it tells the story of amir a young boy from the wazir akbar khan district of kabulthe story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events from the fall of afghanistans monarchy through the soviet military intervention the exodus of refugees to pakistan and the united states . Khaled hosseini was born in kabul afghanistan and moved to the united states in 1980 he is the author of the new york times bestsellers the kite runner a thousand splendid suns and and the mountains echoed. The kite runner is a novel about friendship betrayal and the price of loyalty it is about the bonds between fathers and sons and the power of their lies written against a history that has not been told in fiction before the kite runner describes the rich culture and beauty of a land in the process of being destroyed but with the . The kite runner tells the story of amir the son of a wealthy afghan and member of the ruling caste of pashtuns amirs companion as a child was his servant hassan from the despised and impoverished hazara caste their bond is torn by amirs choice to abandon his friend amidst the increasing ethnic religious and political tensions of the dying years of the afghan monarchy despite . The kite runner ist der originaltitel folgender werke drachenlaufer roman des afghanisch amerikanischen schriftstellers khaled hosseini aus dem jahr 2003 drachenlaufer film us amerikanisches filmdrama von marc forster aus dem jahr 2007