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by: Khaled Hosseini
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781594480003
ISBN: 1594480001
Label: Riverhead Trade
Manufacturer: Riverhead Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: April 27, 2004
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Release Date: April 27, 2004
Sales Rank: 73
Studio: Riverhead Trade
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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 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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The timely and critically acclaimed debut novel that's becoming a word-of-mouth phenomenon...
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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.'
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A great work of fiction, a must-read
This book was just perfect in every sense. Obviously a difficult topic that many readers are probably sheltered from in day-to-day life but it is a story that anyone can relate to on many levels. I LOVED this book and was very inspired by the finish. I read a review for another book that put it very nicely; it is a work that demonstrates the "soul-sustaining power of fiction"
Rating: - TOO GOOD TO DESCRIBE!
This is the best book I have read in years. I absolutely loved it and have tried to convince everyone I know to read it. This is a must have.
JUST PLAIN GOOD!!
Rating:  - A thousand times over!
Kite runner, for me, is a book that I couldn't stop turning pages of even though I felt pain in my heart, wrinkled my forehead, cringed, felt a shudder down my spine.... because inspite of all this, I had hope. Hope for all the characters and for the one smile that would prove to the be-all of this fascinating story.
Mr. Hosseini captures moments, and more importantly emotions, incredibly. He tells a heart numbing story and yet manages to cultivate feelings, in his audience, for each ... Read More
Rating:  - Conventional, manipulative and obvious
If this book is so great, why is it that you can predict the next "shocking" plot twist 50 pages ahead?
Hosseini is a gifted storyteller, in the sense that his story unfolds like a vividly told morality tale: you know exactly where it's headed.
That's my biggest problem with this book.
NOTE: Stop reading if you want the plot to be a "surprise."
One third of the way into the book and you can easily figure out that the flawed main character will go ... Read More
Rating: - Great Condition
The book said it was used but looked brand new! I was very impressed. Fast shipping and great communication. Better than EBAY
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