A deluxe collecto r 's edition of the phenomenally bestselling The Kite Runner , filled with striking a nd memo r able photographs that bring Khaled Hosseini's compelling sto r y to life. Since its publication in 2003, The Kite Runner has shipped over four million copies a nd spent mo r e than two years on the New Yo r k Times bestseller list. Taking us fr om Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy through the ho r rific rule of the Taliban, The Kite Runner is the heartbreaking sto r y of the unlikely a nd inseparable friendship between a wealthy Afghan boy a nd the son of his father's servant, both of whom are caught in the tragic sweep of histo r y. Published in the aftermath of America's invasion of Afghanistan, Khaled Hosseini's haunting writing brought a part of the wo r ld to vivid life that was previously unknown. Now this beautifully produced, collectible hardcover enhances Khaled Hosseini's sto r y with unfo r gettable colo r a nd black-a nd-white photographs of the people of Afghanistan a nd their surroundings, further illustrating the wo r ld in which the sto r y is set a nd heightening the already powerful experience of reading this incredible book. View a video fo r The Kite Runner a nd learn mo r e about The American Place Theatre's Literature to Life adaptation here.