{"product_id":"9780747566533-r1-f3-2639","title":"The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini | Paperback |  Subject: Film | Item Code:R1|F3|2639","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct DescriptionTwelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father and resolves to win the local kite-fighting tournament, to prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him - for he always helps Amir - but this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-caste servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir still feels jealous of his natural courage and the place he holds in his father's heart. But neither of the boys could foresee what would happen to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament, which was to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return, to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.Review'Beautifully nuanced, and the moment of Amir's ultimate betrayal is genuinely shocking. It is a passionate story' --Literary Review'If you liked The God of Small Things, then you'll love The Kite Runner ... compelling' --Image Magazine'My top fiction book of the year ... marvellous' --Joanna Trollope, Books of the Year, The Observer'Told with simplicity and poise, it is a novel of great hidden intricacy and wisdom like a timeless Eastern tale' --Daily TelegraphSynopsis Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father and resolves to win the local kite-fighting tournament, to prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him for he always helps Amir, but this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-caste servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir still feels jealous of his natural courage and the place he holds in his father's heart. But neither of the boys could foresee what would happen to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament, which was to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return, to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.From the PublisherThis is a wonderful, beautiful epic of a novel. Set in Afghanistan and the United States between the 1970s to the present day, it is a heartbreaking tale of a young boy, Amir, and his best friend who are torn apart. This is a classic word-of-mouth novel and is sure to become as universally loved as The God of Small Things and The Glass Palace.About the AuthorKhaled Hosseini was born in Afghanistan and his family received political asylum in the USA in 1980. He is a doctor and lives in California. The Kite Runner is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Used Good | Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37000207827107,"sku":"9780747566533-r1-f3-2639","price":249.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0249\/3857\/8002\/products\/51Zuu9QKh2L.SY400_d293fed6-7f27-4a81-a190-c0c01cbde799.jpg?v=1605476515","url":"https:\/\/www.worthing.in\/products\/9780747566533-r1-f3-2639","provider":"Worthing.in","version":"1.0","type":"link"}