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The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
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Narrator: Khaled Hosseini
Length: 11 hours and 53 min.
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Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of its monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and sharing the same wet nurse, Amir and Hassan grow up in different worlds: Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant, is a Hazara - a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When Amir and his father flee the country for a new life in California, Amir thinks that he has escaped his past. And yet he cannot leave the memory of Hassan behind him.
The Kite Runner is a novel about friendship and betrayal, and about the price of loyalty. It is about the bonds between fathers and sons, and the power of fathers over sons - their love, their sacrifices, and their lies. Written against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, The Kite Runner describes the rich culture and beauty of a land in the process of being destroyed. But through the devastation, Khaled Hosseini offers hope for redemption.
©2003 Khaled Hosseini; (P)2003 Simon & Schuster Inc. All Rights Reserved. AUDIOWORKS. is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division. Simon & Schuster Inc.
Critics Reviews
"...a beautiful novel...ranks among the best-written and most provocative stories of the year." (The Denver Post)
"...powerful first novel...tells a story of fierce cruelty and fierce yet redeeming love." (The New York Times)
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Col
17/11/2006
At 11 hours 53 mins, this is by far my longest audiobook to date. Yet I was hooked, devouring two hours every day commuting to work. The book was recommended to me by my father who’s read the print version. I now will be recommending to him the audio version which is beautifully narrated and really brought to life through the author’s heart-felt and personal narration. If you haven’t already, download and remember this book forever.
Most Recent Reviews
Hated the main character
01/06/2010
Didn't enjoy the book at all, maybe it's just me but the main character was evil.
