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The Kite Runner

byKhaled Hosseini

THE SPECIAL 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER‘Devastating’ Daily Telegraph‘Heartbreaking’ The Times‘Unforgettable’ Isabel Allende‘Haunting’ IndependentAfghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.

Language

en

Published on

10/05/2023

Format

Hardback

ISBN

9781526668431

Who is this book for? Readers interested in stories of friendship, redemption, and cultural narratives.

Topics FriendshipBetrayalRedemption
MoodMelancholic, Hopeful
ViolenceMild

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