The kite runner /
Hosseini, Khaled,
The kite runner / Khaled Hosseini. - Riverhead 10th Anniversary edition. - xii, 371 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes Reader's guide. Includes foreword by the author ℗♭2013.
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.
840L Lexile. 840L Lexile.
159463193X 9781594631931 9781629745091 162974509X
Boys--Afghanistan--Fiction.
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
Male friendship--Fiction.
Social classes--Fiction.
Betrayal--Fiction.
Kabul (Afghanistan)--Fiction.
PS3608.O832 / K58 2013 PS3608.O832 / K58 2013
813/.6
The kite runner / Khaled Hosseini. - Riverhead 10th Anniversary edition. - xii, 371 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes Reader's guide. Includes foreword by the author ℗♭2013.
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.
840L Lexile. 840L Lexile.
159463193X 9781594631931 9781629745091 162974509X
Boys--Afghanistan--Fiction.
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
Male friendship--Fiction.
Social classes--Fiction.
Betrayal--Fiction.
Kabul (Afghanistan)--Fiction.
PS3608.O832 / K58 2013 PS3608.O832 / K58 2013
813/.6