The Kite Runner

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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. ([source][1]) [1]: https://khaledhosseini.com/books/the-kite-runner/

subjects: New York Times bestseller,  nyt:trade_fiction_paperback=2008-10-26,  Male friendship,  Betrayal,  Fiction,  Social classes,  Boys,  nyt:trade_fiction_paperback=2009-09-26,  Bacha bazi,  Soviet-Afghan war,  Mullahs,  sadistic personality disorder,  brass knuckles,  fighter kites,  Pashtuns,  Hazaras,  literary fiction,  Teenage boys,  Bildungsromans,  Competitions,  Kites,  Literature,  Open Library Staff Picks,  open_syllabus_project,  Amistad entre hombres,  Social conditions,  Ficción,  Clases sociales,  Parent and child,  Interpersonal relations,  Historical fiction,  Friendship,  Fiction, coming of age,  Afghanistan, fiction,  Friendship, fiction,  Autographed books,  Social Class,  Fictional Works [Publication Type],  Afghanistan-Konflikt,  Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945),  Freundschaft,  Soziale Ungleichheit,  General,  Junge,  Arabic fiction,  Romans, nouvelles,  Amitié masculine,  Afghans,  Histoire,  Littérature américaine,  Afghanistan,  Talibans,  Novelas afganas,  Novela,  Traición,  Muchachos,  Social classes​,  American fiction,  collectionID:TexChallenge2021,  Drama,  Classes sociales,  Trahison (Morale),  Garçons,  Male friendship--fiction,  Social classes--fiction,  Betrayal--fiction,  Boys--fiction,  World literature,  Fiction subjects,  Fictional works,  Translations into Persian,  In library,  Large type books,  Long Now Manual for Civilization

People: Amir,  Hassan,  Ali,  Sanaubar,  Baba,  Rahim Khan,  Assef,  Soraya Taheri,  Taliban,  Farid,  Sohrab

Places: Afghanistan,  Kabul (Afganistán),  Kabul (Afghanistan),  Kābol (Afghanistan),  Kabul,  Hazarajat,  Soviet Union,  Peshawar,  Pakistan,  America,  Fremont,  California,  San Jose State University,  San Jose

Times: 2001,  1975,  1979,  20th century