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An edition of The Kite Runner (2003)

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This edition was published in by Bloomsbury in London.

Written in English

— 324 pages

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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In library, Male friendship, Betrayal, Fiction, Social classes, Boys, New York Times bestseller, 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, nyt:trade_fiction_paperback=2008-10-26, 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

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The Kite Runner

First published in 2003

Subjects
In library, Male friendship, Betrayal, Fiction, Social classes, Boys, New York Times bestseller, 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, nyt:trade_fiction_paperback=2008-10-26, 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
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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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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The kite runner

This edition was published in by Bloomsbury in London.

Edition Notes

LC copy signed by author.

Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.6
Library of Congress
PS3608.O832 K58 2003c

The Physical Object

Pagination
vii, 324 p. ;
Number of pages
324

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3357891M
Internet Archive
kiterunner0000hoss
ISBN 10
0747566526, 0747566992
LC Control Number
2004401570
OCLC/WorldCat
53391948
Library Thing
5276341
Goodreads
828939
819494

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