Amir
is the son of a wealthy Kabul merchant, a member of the ruling caste of
Pashtuns. Hassan, his servant and constant companion, is a Hazara, a
despised and impoverished caste. Their uncommon bond is torn by Amir's
choice to abandon his friend amidst the increasing ethnic, religious,
and political tensions of the dying years of the Afghan monarchy,
wrenching them far apart. But so strong is the bond between the two boys
that Amir journeys back to a distant world, to try to right past wrongs
against the only true friend he ever had.The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy 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; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies.
A sweeping story of family, love, and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years, The Kite Runner is an unusual and powerful novel that has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic.
Paperback, 371 pages
Published
April 27th 2004
by Penguin Berkley Publishing Group Riverhead Books
(first published May 29th 2003)
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