Hosseini was a doctor at the time of publication and took a year-long hiatus from medicine to promote The Kite Runner. Within the first two years of its release, The Kite Runner sold 1.2 million paperback copies, 70,000 hardback copies, and began to hit bestseller lists thanks (in part) to it becoming a popular choice for book clubs. The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hosseini's second novel) have sold more than 10 million copies in the United States and more than 38 million copies worldwide over the years.
The Kite Runner has been subject to massive critical and commercial acclaim and, as of 2026, was ranked as one of the "Best Books of the 21st Century" on Goodreads. In the 23 years since the novel was published, it has been rated over 3.5 million times on the site and hosts over 118,000 reviews.
View this post on InstagramThe Kite Runner has been subject to numerous accolades since its publication including:
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