The 20th anniversary edition of the #1New York Timesbestselling novel beloved by readers the world over, with a new afterword by the author

The unforgettable, heartbreaking storyof the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fathers servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history,The Kite Runnertransports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is alsoaboutthe power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the influence of fathers over sonstheir love, their sacrifices, their lies.

Since itspublicationin 2003Kite Runnerhas become a beloved, one-of-a-kindclassicof contemporary literature, touching millions of readers, and launching the career of one of America's most treasured writers.