Literary · Historical
The Kite Runner
Bestseller: about 31.5 million copies (estimate)Amir grows up in Kabul with his servant's son Hassan as his closest friend, and a betrayal in childhood haunts him. Years later, in California, he is offered a chance to set things right.
- First published
- 2003
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want an emotional, plot-driven novel about guilt, friendship and a country changing around its people.
Skip this if you can't read about the assault of a child or about brutal violence.
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