The Kite Runner
Hosseini debut work
*The Kite Runner* is a 2003 novel by Khaled Hosseini, his debut work.
Set in Afghanistan and the United States, it follows Amir, a privileged boy in Kabul, and his complicated relationship with Hassan, the son of his family's servant.
The story spans the fall of the monarchy through the Taliban era, exploring guilt, redemption, and the lasting consequences of childhood betrayal.
The title refers to the Afghan tradition of kite fighting, where runners chase down defeated kites.
- KabulAfghanistan's capital city
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- sin and redemptionguilt then salvation
- betrayalBreaking of trust
sexual assault · childhood trauma · Amir · Hassan · friendship · guilt · Taliban · father figure · forgiveness · Pashtun · ethnic persecution · childhood · refugee · loyalty · shame · father · son · coming of age
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