It’s an old-fashioned kind of novel that really sweeps you away.” “A marvelous first novel… an incredible story of the culture. “Poignant… The Kite Runner offers a moving portrait of modern Afghanistan, from its pre-Russian-invasion glory days through the terrible reign of the Taliban.”

“Like Gone with the Wind, this extraordinary first novel locates the personal struggles of everyday people in the terrible sweep of history.” “This powerful first novel, by an Afghan physician now living in California, tells a story of fierce cruelty and fierce yet redeeming love…In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini gives us a vivid and engaging story that reminds us how long his people have been struggling to triumph over the forces of violence – forces that continue to threaten them even today.” 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.Ī 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. 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. The New York Times bestseller and international classic loved by millions of readers. OL21042180W Page_number_confidence 93.55 Pages 126 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20201203160649 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 256 Scandate 20201201140453 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781447913160 Tts_version 4.Buy the Book: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, IndieBound, iBooks, Also available in the UK Urn:lcp:kiterunnerkhaled0000unse:epub:b17bca33-253f-41c1-877d-d22157003247 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier kiterunnerkhaled0000unse Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t8nd5qm53 Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781447913160ġ447913167 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.7 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA400041 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 07:07:16 Boxid IA40009909 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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