I get daily e-mails from Afghans who thank me for writing this book [The Kite Runner], as they feel a slice of their story has been told by one of their own. So, for the most part, I have been overwhelmed with the kindness of my fellow Afghans.
It's hard when you make a film from a book that so many people love, because there's no way to get the entire story into a two-hour movie. But I was pleased with the reaction [for Kite Runner].
The novel [The Kite Runner] came about as an expansion of that original, unpublished short story.
Those who saw Kite Runner loved the film, for the most part, people seemed to really like the film.
One book that I just think is absolutely beautiful is 'The Kite Runner.' I'd recommend that one to any and everyone.
The Kite Runner is a story of two boys and a father, and the strange love triangle that binds them.
Fabio Celon did send me pages as he progressed, both in black and white and some color samples as well. It was really exciting to see the sketches and to see the story [The Kite Runner] shaping up visually.
Even after The Kite Runner was published I continued to practice for another eighteen months. But I had always had a love of writing and a compulsion to do it.
I also felt The Kite Runner was a story that would lend itself well to a visual retelling in a graphic novel.
