![]() ![]() After Hassan finds the second-place kite, some cruel boys find Hassan, and Amir witnesses something that affects his self-worth and his life path from that moment on. ![]() The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite. The bestselling novel, Khaled Hosseini ’s The Kite Runner, being an unforgettable, sensational, emotional, heartbreaking, story of the unlikely friendship between a well off boy and the son of his father’s servant, is very artistically crafted novel set in a war-torn country, Afghanistan. When Amir wins a kite fight, Hassan runs to catch the last kite that Amir beat. The 1 New York Times bestselling debut novel that introduced Khaled Hosseini to millions of readers the world over. However, when it's just the two of them, they play together often, frequently running kites - a sport where kite fighters try to cut each other's string, and boys run to catch the loose kites. Baba gives Hassan a lot of attention, which makes Amir competitive for his father's affection when other Pashtun boys are around, Amir sets himself above Hassan, teasing him and shunning him. ![]() Amir's family members are Pashtuns, considered in their culture superior to Hazaras like Hassan and his father, Ali. Whereas Amir receives every advantage - a fine house, extravagant gifts on his birthday, and a good education - servile Hassan's illiterate and lives in a hut on the property of Amir's father, Baba. The son of a wealthy businessman, he grows up alongside Hassan, the son of his father's servant. In Khaled Hosseini's debut novel THE KITE RUNNER, Amir comes of age in 1970s Afghanistan. ![]()
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