num_pages: 383
description: 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.--jacket flap
language: English
title: The Kite Runner
titlecomplete: The Kite Runner
characters: Hassan (The Kite Runner), Sohrab (The Kite Runner), Baba (The Kite Runner), Soraya Taheri, Rahim Khan, Farid (The Kite Runner), Assef, Amir (The Kite Runner)
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Novels, School, Literature, Classics, Adult, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 3027742
places: Pakistan, Kabul, Fremont, California, Afghanistan
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Borders Original Voices Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Exclusive Books Boeke Prize, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: ALA Alex Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Puddly Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Lincoln Award, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Prix des libraires du Québec
category: Lauréats hors Québec, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: LovelyBooks Leserpreis
category: Allgemeine Literatur
publisher: Riverhead Books