The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)

The Kite Runner follows Amir, a young Afghan boy, as he navigates the complexities of friendship, guilt, and redemption. Set against the backdrop of war-torn Afghanistan, the novel explores the enduring power of loyalty, the consequences of betrayal, and the search for personal redemption.

Author: Khaled Hosseini
Category: War
Year of publication: 2004
Pages: 371

 

 

Complexity

CEFR: B2

Plot Complexity: moderate
Language Complexity: moderate
Ideas Complexity: moderate

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini showcases a compelling narrative with a moderately complex language. Hosseini’s prose skillfully combines depth and variety, engaging readers with nuanced vocabulary and sentence structures. The plot unfolds with multiple layers and interwoven story lines, capturing the readers’ attention while maintaining a manageable level of intricacy. The novel explores thought-provoking ideas, delving into themes of redemption, friendship, and the consequences of betrayal. Overall, The Kite Runner presents a captivating story with a balanced blend of language, plot, and ideas.

Blurb

Amir is the son of a wealthy Kabul merchant, a member of the ruling caste of Pashtuns. Hassan, his servant and constant companion, is a Hazara, a despised and impoverished caste. Their uncommon bond is torn by Amir’s choice to abandon his friend amidst the increasing ethnic, religious, and political tensions of the dying years of the Afghan monarchy, wrenching them far apart. But so strong is the bond between the two boys that Amir journeys back to a distant world, to try to right past wrongs against the only true friend he ever had.

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.

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