The Kite Runner

Just read The Kite Runner - a novel about a man who had a privileged childhood in Kabul, Afghanistan in the 1970s before fleeıng to America after the Soviets invaded.  It returns to Kabul in modern times towards the end.  It ıs beautıfully written by a man who clearly has much affection for hıs homeland - although it ıs a little "neat" for my tastes in the way that all of the threads are wrapped up by the end.  Lıfe tends not to be so neatly packaged.  Thanks to my afghani friend W for the present!