The Kite Runner

«The Kite Runner» – is a stunningly powerful story that impacts the reader, exploring themes of childhood, friendship, betrayal, guilt, and redemption.

Amir and Hassan were separated by a chasm. One belonged to the local aristocracy, the other to a despised minority. One had a father who was handsome and important, while the other had a father who was crippled and pathetic. One was a voracious reader, the other was illiterate. Hassan had a cleft lip, while Amir's ugly scars were hidden deep inside. But there were no two people closer than these two boys. Their story unfolds against the backdrop of a Kabul idyll that will soon be replaced by fierce storms that will destroy Afghanistan. The boys were like two paper kites caught by this storm and scattered in different directions. Each has his own fate, each has his own tragedy, but they remain, as in childhood, bound by the strongest ties.

«The Kite Runner» – is a poignant, soul-stirring story about friendship and loyalty, about the fragile relationships that bind fathers and children, gods and men, men and their countries. The novel has become one of the most significant phenomena in American and world literature in recent years. The book is very tender, subtle, ironic, and charmingly sentimental; it resembles a picturesque canvas that one can contemplate endlessly. In the title of his book, Hosseini recalls the traditional pastime of Afghan boys – kite fighting. To defeat opponents and remain alone, soaring in the boundless blue sky – that is true childhood happiness. You run after your kite and the wind as you run after your fate, trying to catch it. But it will catch you.