The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner is an unforgettable novel that takes us on a journey through Afghanistan from the late monarchy to the rise of the Taliban and their seizure of power. It is the story of a friendship that develops between two boys growing up together in Kabul, in the same house but in different worlds. Amir is the son of a wealthy businessman, while Hassan is the son of their servant, a Hazara, an outcast ethnic minority. But when the Soviets invade Afghanistan, and Amir and his father flee the country in search of a new life in the United States, Amir thinks he has finally escaped the secret that has haunted him, but Hassan's memory returns to haunt him. The Kite Runner is a novel about friendship, betrayal, and the price of loyalty. It is a novel about the bonds between fathers and sons, about the truth that is revealed no matter how hard people try to hide it. It depicts the richness of culture and the beauty of nature in a country in ruins. But along with the destruction, Khaled Hosseini gives us hope, through the novel's belief in the power of reading and storytelling, and through the open path of redemption. About the author: Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and 8 other books. - The author Khaled Hosseini. He is an Afghan-American writer and physician, born on March 4, 1965. Show more Other works by the author: The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and the Mountains Echoed.