The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
383 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 1594481776
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Language: English
Publish: 1125558000000
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Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarcy through the horrific invasion of the Taliban, The Kite Runner is the heartbreaking story of the unlikely and inseperable friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, both of whom are caought in the tragic sweep of history. It isa also about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, the possibility of redemption, and the influence of fathers over sons, of a country ofver men – and the sacrifices, loyalty and lies that bind them.
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