did the novel stir up any controversies ?
Yes, The film generated more controversy through the 30-second rape scene, with threats made against the child actors, who originated from Afghanistan.
The Kite Runner
The film generated more controversy through the 30-second rape scene, with threats made against the child actors, who originated from Afghanistan. 
write a paragraph about the setting of the novel the kite runner The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy through the Soviet military intervention, the exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the rise of the Taliban regime. who wrote this novel ? Khaled Hosseini what is the theme of this novel ? Themes of guilt and redemption feature prominently in the novel.
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The Kite Runner [SEP] Controversies
The American Library Association reported that "The Kite Runner" was one of its most-challenged books of 2008, with multiple attempts to remove it from libraries due to its "offensive language, sexually explicit [content], and unsuit[ability for] age group." Afghan American readers were particularly hostile towards the depiction of Pashtuns as oppressors and Hazaras as the oppressed. Hosseini responded in an interview, "They never say I am speaking about things that are untrue. Their beef is, 'Why do you have to talk about these things and embarrass us? Don't you love your country?'" The film generated more controversy through the 30-second rape scene, with threats made against the child actors, who originated from Afghanistan.