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Article: CLOSE TO HOME 'KITE RUNNER,' THE FILM AND BOOK, TRY TO STAY TRUE TO THE REAL AFGHANISTAN.(LA.COM)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- December 9, 2007
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Byline: GLENN WHIPP
>FILM WRITER
Khaled Hosseini sold the movie rights to his debut novel, "The Kite Runner," shortly after the book was published in early 2003. Sales were building slowly, but at the time, Hosseini says he "couldn't pay people to read it."
That changed. In the ensuing four years, "The Kite Runner" turned from a slow-builder into an international sensation, selling more than 8 million copies in 34 countries. Its decades-spanning story of friendship and betrayal, family and redemption resonated with readers and put a human face on Afghanistan, the story's setting.
The film version of "The Kite Runner" arrives in theaters Friday.
Directed ...