The Kite Runner | Criticism

  • Maria Elena Caballero-Robb

    >Maria Elena Caballero-Robb earned her Ph.D. in American Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She works in publishing and teaches courses in U.S. literature and culture and composition. In this essay, Caballero-Robb interprets Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner as a work that intertwines the private and public realms of experience.

  • James O'Brien

    In the following review, O'Brien discusses the author's use of voice, and how the two main characters reflect the character of Afghanistan itself.

  • Ronny Noor

    In the following essay, Noor reviews The Kite Runner as a novel about sin and redemption, but contends that it fails to give a complete picture of the Afghan conflict.

  • Khaled Hosseini

    In the following excerpt, Hosseini discusses how being a physician gives him a compassionate insight to humanity and makes him a better writer.