The Kite Runner
Edition: Illustrated Edition
Publisher: Riverhead Hardcover; Riverhead Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781594489600
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: American Contemporary Fiction - Individual Authors +; Asian American Novel And Short Story; Fiction; Fiction - General; Literary; Fiction / Literary; Betrayal; Male friendship; Social classes
Description: An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present day. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy Afghan youth and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption. It is also about the power of fathers over sons: their love, their sacrifices, and their lies.