{"product_id":"the-kite-runner-play-script-based-on-the-novel-by-khaled-hosseini-9780735218062","title":"The Kite Runner (Play Script): Based on the Novel by Khaled Hosseini","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eComing to Broadway July 2022! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe script for the stage production of Khaled Hosseini's first and internationally bestselling novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e, as adapted by playwright Matthew Spangler.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, \u003ci\u003e The Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. Now adapted for the stage, the story is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption, and is an exploration of the influence of fathers over sons--their love, their sacrifices, their lies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA sweeping saga of family, love, and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years, \u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e is an unusual and powerful story that has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis adaptation was first performed at Wyndham's Theatre, London, in December 2016.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16180854\"\u003eMatthew Spangler\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735218062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0735218064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER011030\"\u003eTheater | Playwriting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA015000\"\u003eMiddle Eastern\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA001000\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Spangler\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning playwright and director. His adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's \u003ci\u003eThe Kite Runner\u003c\/i\u003e received five San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards, including Best Original Script and Best Overall Production, and has been produced throughout the United States, Canada, and the UK. Some of his other plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Tortilla Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted from the novel by T. C. Boyle; \u003ci\u003eAlbatross\u003c\/i\u003e, based on \u003ci\u003eThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner\u003c\/i\u003e, which was produced off-Broadway; \u003ci\u003eTogether Tea\u003c\/i\u003e, from the novel by Marjan Kamali; and\u003ci\u003e A Paradise It Seems\u003c\/i\u003e, based on John Cheever's short stories. He is professor of performance studies at San José State University in California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914309460143,"sku":"9780735218062","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_01a32b93-75f4-423f-8a68-50e21f7923e8.jpg?v=1758823237","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-kite-runner-play-script-based-on-the-novel-by-khaled-hosseini-9780735218062","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}