The Kite runner

The Kite Runner is a powerful story of friendship and betrayal, of fathers and sons, of guilt and redemption.

Amir is the son of a wealthy Kabul merchant, a member of the ruling class of Pashtuns. Hassan, his servant’s son, is a Hazara—an ethnic minority shunned by society. Though they share an inseparable childhood friendship, one terrible act will shatter their bond forever.

Set against the backdrop of a changing Afghanistan—from the fall of the monarchy to the rise of the Taliban—Amir’s journey takes him from the peaceful streets of Kabul to the immigrant neighborhoods of California, and finally back to a war-torn homeland, where he seeks to atone for the past.

A deeply moving story of loyalty, shame, and redemption, The Kite Runner explores the price of betrayal and the possibility of forgiveness.