The
Book
Bowman
Library has several copies of The Kite Runner available for
checkout by Menlo College faculty, students and staff. Locate these
copies in Bowman Library using ROSIE,
The Library Catalog.
About
the Author
Learn
more about Khaled Hosseini.
Official
Web site of Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner
http://www.khaledhosseini.com/
An
Afghan Story: Khaled Hosseini and 'Kite Runner' - National Public
Radio
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4795618
Dialogue
with Khaled Hosseini, by Farhad Azaad - afghanmagazine.com
http://www.afghanmagazine.com/2004_06/profile/khosseini.shtml
Meet
the Author: Khaled Hosseini - Barnes & Noble.Com
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writerdetails.asp?z=y&cid=1145572#interview
Book
Reviews
Selected reviews of The Kite
Runner.
Hower, Edward. "The
Servant: A Debut Novel Chronicles an Afghan Man's Return to Search
for the Friend He Betrayed." New York Times Book Review
(3 Aug. 2003): 4. Menlo College Library, Atherton. 10 Sept. 2006
<http://0-www.umi.com.rosie.menlo.edu/pqdauto>.
Noor, Ronny. "Afghanistan:
The Kite Runner." World Literature Today 78:3/4
(2004): 148. Menlo College Library, Atherton. 10
Sept. 2006 <http://0-www.umi.com.rosie.menlo.edu/pqdauto>.
O'Rourke, Meghan. "The
Kite Runner. Do I Really Have to Read It?" Slate.Com (25
July 2005). Menlo College Library, Atherton. 10 Sept. 2006. <http://www.slate.com>
Wyatt, Edward. "Wrenching
Tale by an Afghan Immigrant Strikes a Chord." The New
York Times (15 Dec. 2004). Menlo College Library,
Atherton. 10 Sept. 2006 <http://0-www.umi.com.rosie.menlo.edu/pqdauto>.
Zaleski, Jeff. "The
Kite Runner." Publisher's Weekly 250:19 (2003):
43. Menlo College Library, Atherton. 10 Sept. 2006 <http://0-www.umi.com.rosie.menlo.edu/pqdauto>.
Menlo
College Learning Community Events
Join Bowman Library and the entire Menlo College Learning
Community for a series of events exploring the book The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini.
What's
New @ Bowman Library?
http://www.menlo.edu/library/news/whatsnew.html
One
Book, One Community
The Peninsula Library System of
San Mateo County selected The Kite Runner as the title for
its community-wide reading program. This program includes a number
of events, suggestions for further reading, and resources that Menlo
College readers may find helpful.
One Book, One Community.
San Mateo Reads.
http://plsinfo.org/features/oboc.htm
One
Book, One Community. Related Books/Films.
http://plsinfo.org/features/oboc/obocbooklist.htm
One Book,
One Community. Khaled Hosseini.
http://plsinfo.org/features/oboc/obockhaled.htm
One Book,
One Community. Special Events and Web Links.
http://plsinfo.org/features/obocprograms.htm
Additional
Resources
The Kite Runner has inspired
readers, writers and researchers around the world. Following are just
a few of the sites for book clubs, reading and discussion groups,
articles and databases to inspire further discussion and thought.
Afghan
History: Kite Flying, Kite Running and Kite Banning
http://afghanmagazine.com/2004_06/articles/hsadat.shtml
CountryWatch
http://0-www.countrywatch.com.rosie.menlo.edu/ip/default.aspx
Select "Afghanistan" from the "Shortcut to Country
Review" drop-down menu.
On The Same Page
http://www.scott.lib.mn.us/kite.html
OneBook.
University of Texas at Arlington.
http://www.uta.edu/uac/one-book/book-the-kite-runner
Reading
Group Guides.Com
http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/kite_runner1.asp
Reading Guide:
The Kite Runner. San Jose State University.
http://www.sjsu.edu/ugs/reading/KRGuide.pdf
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