Wang Ruolan recalls that as a first novel by an unknown Afghan author, The Kite Runner only met with moderate success at first. But as readers discovered its merits it quickly catapulted to the top of the bestseller lists.
汪若蘭回憶，《追風箏的孩子》2004 年在美國出版時，讀者對於這位來自阿富汗的新人作家非常陌生，剛開始並未被特別看好，後來隨著讀者自發性的好評口碑傳開，一躍成為各大排行榜暢銷書。