An edition of The Kite Runner (2003)

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An edition of The Kite Runner (2003)

The Kite Runner

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  • ★★★★ 4.09 ·
  • 95 Ratings
  • 1392 Want to read
  • 115 Currently reading
  • 171 Have read

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.
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Riverhead Books
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New York Times bestseller, nyt:trade_fiction_paperback=2008-10-26, In library, 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], Large type books, 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
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

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Begushchij za vetrom
2016-11-18, Fantom Press
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The kite runner
2013, Bloomsbury
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Gha kāiṭa ranara
2011, Navabhārata Sāhitya Mandira, Prāptisthāna, Buka Śelpha
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2008, Everest Yayınları
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The Kite Runner
2007, Bloomsbury
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The kite runner
2007, Riverhead Books
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2006, Bloomsbury
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2005, Riverhead Books
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Copyright Date
2005

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Library of Congress
PS3608.O832K58 2005

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Open Library
OL24254030M
Internet Archive
kiterunner00hoss_165
ISBN 10
0786564733
ISBN 13
9780786564736
OverDrive
15290C24-219F-4A1F-9CF9-4713663717DB
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31457209

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I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975.
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