The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. ... Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it tells the story of Amir, a young boy ...
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The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, caught in the tragic sweep of ...
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After Amir winning a competition of kitting, Hassam runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef (Elham Ehsas) in an empty ...
Apr 16, 2024 · The book follows a young Afghan boy named Amir and his friend Hassan through their tumultuous childhoods in the 1970s. Realistically, Amir is ...
They danced high above the trees on the west end of the park, over the windmills, floating side by side like a pair of eyes looking down on San Francisco, the ...
May 14, 2012 · Amir is a young Afghani from a well-to-do Kabul family; his best friend Hassan is the son of a ...
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The story jumps to March 1981. Baba and Amir are in the back of a truck as they escape from Kabul, which was invaded by the Soviets and has become a war-zone.
The Kite Runner
Novel by Khaled Hosseini
Originally published: May 29, 2003
Author: Khaled Hosseini
Characters: Assef, Rahim Khan, Sanaubar, and more
Genres: Novel, Drama, Historical Fiction, and more
Sequel: A Thousand Splendid Suns
Cover artist: Honi Werner
Dewey Decimal: 813/.6 21
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Growing up in Kabul, Amir and Hassan are inseparable friends. As an adult living in California, Amir remains haunted by a childhood incident in which he ...