The Kite Runner

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. 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. A 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. ([source][1]) [1]: https://khaledhosseini.com/books/the-kite-runner/

Set in

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  Kabul · Afghanistan

  Primary setting: 1970s Kabul and Soviet-era Afghanistan
  ★ primary
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  Wazir Akbar Khan · Afghanistan

  Amir's childhood neighborhood in Kabul
  ★ primary
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  Fremont · United States

  Amir and Baba resettle in this Bay Area 'Little Kabul' after fleeing Afghanistan
  ★ primary
• San Francisco · United States

  Secondary setting: exile years, protagonist's American home
• Ghazi Stadium, Kabul · Afghanistan

  Site of the Taliban public stoning execution Amir witnesses while searching for Sohrab
• Peshawar, Pakistan · Pakistan

  Rahim Khan's home in exile; Amir travels here to learn the truth about Hassan and be asked to rescue Sohrab