The Kite Runner
- Themes
- Friendship, Betrayal and redemption, Father-son relationships
Who it’s for
- For readers interested in friendship shaped by Afghanistan’s history
- For readers drawn to stories of betrayal, redemption, and father-son bonds
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“A vivid and engaging story that reminds us how long his people [of Afghanistan] have been struggling to triumph over the forces of violence—forces that continue to threaten them even today.”—The New York Times Book Review
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The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also 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.
Since its publication in 2003 Kite Runner has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic of contemporary literature, touching millions of readers, and launching the career of one of America's most treasured writers.
Publisher details
Publisher categories
- Family Sagas
- Literary Fiction
- Family Life
- Authors
- Khaled Hosseini
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- March 5, 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Family Sagas