An edition of The Kite Runner (2003)

The kite runner

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An edition of The Kite Runner (2003)

The kite runner

Riverhead mass-market international ed.

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  • ★★★★ 4.1 (101 ratings) ·
  • 1,601 Want to read
  • 133 Currently reading
  • 181 Have read

Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day.

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Riverhead Books
Language
English
Pages
401

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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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Cover of: Begushchij za vetrom
Begushchij za vetrom
2016-11-18, Fantom Press
in Russian
Cover of: The kite runner
The kite runner
2013, Bloomsbury
in English
Cover of: Gha kāiṭa ranara
Gha kāiṭa ranara
2011, Navabhārata Sāhitya Mandira, Prāptisthāna, Buka Śelpha
in Gujarati - 1. āvr̥tti.
Cover of: Ucurtma Avcisi
Ucurtma Avcisi
2008, Everest Yayınları
paperback in Turkish
Cover of: The kite runner
The kite runner
2007, Riverhead Books
in English - Riverhead mass-market international ed.
Cover of: The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
2007, Bloomsbury
in English
Cover of: The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
2007?, Riverhead Books
Paperback in English - Riverhead trade paperback edition (29)
Cover of: The kite runner
The kite runner
2006, Bloomsbury
in English
Cover of: The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner
2004, Bloomsbury
in English
Cover of: The kite runner
The kite runner
2003, Riverhead Books
in English

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.6
Library of Congress
PS3608.O525 K58

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 401 pages
Number of pages
401

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32112902M
ISBN 10
1594483019
ISBN 13
9781594483011
OCLC/WorldCat
276898451

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Work Description

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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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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