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The Kite Runner

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Khaled Hosseini

12 Hours 0 Minutes

Simon & Schuster Audio

June 2003

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A Stunning Novel of Hope and Redemption

Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and sharing the same wet nurse, Amir and Hassan grow up in different worlds: Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant, is a Hazara -- a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When Amir and his father flee the country for a new life in California, Amir thinks that he has escaped his past. And yet he cannot leave the memory of Hassan behind him.

The Kite Runner is a novel about friendship and betrayal, and about the price of loyalty. It is about the bonds between fathers and sons, and the power of fathers over sons -- their love, their sacrifices, and their lies. Written against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, The Kite Runner describes the rich culture and beauty of a land in the process of being destroyed. But through the devastation, Khaled Hosseini offers hope: through the novel's faith in the power of reading and storytelling, and in the possibilities he shows us for redemption.

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  • james dawes

    As a father of three boys, reading this book impacted my thoughts and emotions like no other book has before. Amazingly heart wrenching and thought provoking. You must read this book.

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  • David T.

    This narration by the author Khaled Hosseini is so authentic and is read with such clarity. This is a great novel and it is enhanced by this narration. The pronunciation of the names in Farsi leads the listener in and brings the story to life.

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  • amit arora

    This one is a real good read/listen. It keeps you engrossed in the story, and you don't know what's coming until you actually read/listen to it. It will definitely make you sad at points and you will get attached to the characters. I highly recommend it.

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  • Andy

    I lost myself completely in this story. It's beautiful, gut-wrenching, and wonderfully written. The author's narration is terrific, it was nice to hear it read by someone with the correct accent for the mind of the main character..

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  • Anonymous

    Although this book is one of my favorites thus far, at one point, I almost stopped listening to it- because it made me so mad. I think once I got past the most heartbreaking (and emotion provoking points in the story), it just made you love the story even more. I definitely recommend.

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  • Anonymous

    Loved the book, I did not want it to end. It will tear your heart out and replace it with an unbelievable experience. After I read it, I wanted to look up more books like it.

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  • Katfish

    This novel met my high expectations! The view into an unknown culture was detailed and fascinating.

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  • Thandekile M.

    Khaled is a literary genius. This novel had me gripped from beginning to end. I cannot put to words just how relatable it was - at a human level… Also, Khaled has humanised Afghanistan for me. Because of his work, I feel educated about Afghanis and Afghanis . May God bless that Country.

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  • leetoonastic

    I loved the book. The story was easy to follow. Beautiful and heatbreaking at the same time. Recommended!

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  • Karen M.

    Although the narrator wasn't the most accomplished, he was the most authentic choice to tell this harrowing story of guilt, regret and, finally, a form of redemption. We become so saturated with news about wars throughout the world that it starts to wash over us. We don't envisage the actual people it affects, the lives it destroys, the everyday habits and traditions that it sweeps away. The author beautifully describes his city in time of peace and how his people live - warts and all - there are divisions in Afghan society like every other. So the destruction and brutal violence that follows is all the more gut-wrenching. The reader/listener has been enticed into this fascinating community only to witness its devastation and gruelling aftermath. Of the details that brought the author's account to life, I particularly liked his references to food and how it was prepared, served and eaten.

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