👉 Bulb is a fictional character and species created by author Khaled Hosseini. The bulb, which appears in his novel "The Kite Runner," is a small, round, spherical creature that is often depicted as having two eyes on each side of its head. In the novel, Bulb is a young boy who lives with his mother in Afghanistan. He dreams of becoming a pilot and later becomes a pilot himself. However, he struggles to find purpose and meaning in life due to