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The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press

Published:27th Sep '12

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The remarkable debut novel from Khaled Hosseini now officially available in Arabic

The remarkable debut novel from Khaled Hosseini, now out in paperback in a stunning new packageText in Arabic. Afghanistan in the 1970s: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-flying tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. What happens to Hassan that afternoon will shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return, to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.

The Kite Runner is a first novel of unusual generosity, honesty and compassion The Guardian, UK 'A devastating, masterful and painfully honest story ... it is a novel of great hidden intricacy and wisdom, like a timeless Eastern tale. It speaks the most harrowing truth about the power of evil' Daily Telegraph 'The shattering first novel by Khaled Hosseini... a rich and soul-searching narrative ... a sharp, unforgettable taste of the trauma and tumult experienced by Afghanis as their country buckled' Observer

ISBN: 9789992178966

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 408g

512 pages