TY - BOOK AU - Hosseini,Khaled TI - The kite runner SN - 159463193X PY - 2013///, ©2003 CY - New York PB - Riverhead Books KW - Betrayal KW - Fiction KW - Boys KW - Afghanistan KW - Fathers and sons KW - Male friendship KW - Social classes KW - Kabul (Afghanistan) N1 - Includes Reader's guide N2 - An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present day. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy Afghan youth 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. It is also about the power of fathers over sons: their love, their sacrifices, and their lies ER -