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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9781594480003
ISBN number: 1594480001
Label: Riverhead Trade
Manufacturer: Riverhead Trade
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 400
Printing Date: April 27, 2004
Publishing house: Riverhead Trade
Release Date: April 27, 2004
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In his debut novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini accomplishes what very few contemporary novelists are able to do. He manages to provide an educational and eye-opening account of a country's political turmoil--in this case, Afghanistan--while also developing characters whose heartbreaking struggles and emotional triumphs resonate with readers long after the last page has been turned over. And he does this on his very first try.
The Kite Runner follows the story of Amir, the privileged son of a wealthy businessman in Kabul, and Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant. As children in the relatively stable Afghanistan of the early 1970s, the boys are inseparable. They spend idyllic days running kites and telling stories of mystical places and powerful warriors until an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever, and eventually cements their bond in ways neither boy could have ever predicted. Even after Amir and his father flee to America, Amir remains haunted by his cowardly actions and disloyalty. In part, it is these demons and the sometimes impossible quest for forgiveness that bring him back to his war-torn native land after it comes under Taliban rule. ('...I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.')
Some of the plot's turns and twists may be somewhat implausible, but Hosseini has created characters that seem so real that one almost forgets that The Kite Runner is a novel and not a memoir. At a time when Afghanistan has been thrust into the forefront of America's collective consciousness ('people sipping lattes at Starbucks were talking about the battle for Kunduz'), Hosseini offers an honest, sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, but always heartfelt view of a fascinating land. Perhaps the only true flaw in this extraordinary novel is that it ends all too soon. --Gisele Toueg
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'Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable, beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and sharing the same wet nurse, Amir and Hassan nonetheless grow up in different worlds: Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan , the son of Amir's father's servant, is a Hazara, member of a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When the Soviets invade and Amir and his father flee the country for a new life in California, Amir thinks that he has escaped his past. And yet he cannot leave the memory of Hassan behind him. The Kite Runner is a novel about friendship, betrayal, and the price of loyalty. It is about the bonds between fathers and sons, and the power of their lies. Written against a history that has not been told in fiction before, The Kite Runner describes the rich culture and beauty of a land in the process of being destroyed. But with the devastation, Khaled Hosseini also gives us hope: through the novel's faith in the power of reading and storytelling, and in the possibilities he shows for redemption.'
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A tale of innocence, sadness and redemption that both troubles and heals the heart. You will see human nature in its starkest expression.
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It's about two young boys who grow up together in Afganistan in the 1970's. Hassan is Amir's dearest friend and is the son of Amir's father's servant who belongs the minority Hazara community in Afganistan. Amir and Hassan's close friendship is put under strain by an unthinkable event which happens on the day of the annual kite flying tornament. Amir's and Hassan's childhood friendship is destroyed as a result of fear and jealousy.
The story is of Amir, a novelist who lives in California whos life story is narratied by himself where he talks of his loss, redemption and guilt filled relationship with his country of birth. Amir returns to war torn Afganistan to rescue Hassan's orphaned son but is met with personal and political obstacles which leaves the reader in suspences and wanting more.
This novel is a tear jerking, heart warming insite into the relationship between freinds, family, country and culture. Hosseini really knows how to keep the reader guessing and wanting more, as a very first novel it is dripping in emotion and bitter sweet memories of the character alongside giving cultural insite into the lifestyle of Afganistan. Also, if you missed reading TIN0'S FATES, go and read it. Fates I discover it browsing through my bookstore and am reading it at a rapid pace because it's so addictive. There is something about his books that bring you in and get you hooked. and I'm loving this one. Highly Recommend!
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After over 2,400 reviews I can hardly add much significant. This is a very first hand account of a boy, later a man, as seen through the prism of his loves, hatred, fears, prejudice, selfishness and self-loathing. We see, a society both similar and dissimular to our own. It is possible to form close friendships with Hazaras, a despised lower class, but they are friendships with external and internal limitations.
Through Amir's eyes we see his father, a man of almost impossible virtue and courage. Even so, it is a love-hate for Amir because he knows that it will always be impossible to live up to his expectations. Amir, in a sense, lives up to his own low self-expectation. He betrays his loyal Hazara friend not once but three times. The young Amir reveals himself for what he knows himself to be--a thief, a liar and a coward.
War comes to Afghanistan. Amir and his father are driven from their comfortable existence in Kabul and, after a series of both terrible and heroic experiences, make it to the U.S. where his father struggles to rebuild his life.
I won't go into details as to what happens but there is redemption and it is possible for a coward to become a hero. This beautifully written and tragic story reads like the truth and rates a full six stars.
Ron Braithwaite author of novels--"Skull Rack" and "Hummingbird God"--on the Spanish Conquest of Mexico.
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First, this authur has a tremendous way of writing and keeping the reader enthralled. This book is excellent and you will not want to put it down after starting to read. You get caught up in the characters and their emotions and thoughts and feelings. I have highly recommended this book to my friends and family. Also his other book 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'.
Enjoy!
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I bought this book three years ago and it has been in my book shelf since then. I have no idea why I never read it. When I noticed it sitting there in my book shelf, I decided to read it. And I couldn't put it down. The story was beautiful. It was full of friendship, love, tragedy, redemption, forgiveness and adventure. It was powerful and brought me to tears more then once.
I know that many have said this before me, but this book is a classic. I know that it will be read, and treasured for many years to come!
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