The gruesome murders, corruption is the new reality of Afghanistan. Everything he knows about his motherland is changed now. He travels to Kabul to settle some old debts and seeking redemption. Amir knows in his heart that it is a bad idea to go there, but he still proceeds and discovered the truth about Hassan and his family. It was Rahim Khan who was dying and wanted to meet him. But a phone call from Pakistan changes his life forever. Amir married Soraya and living a good life. They both miss their time spent with Hassan, his father Ali, and Rahim Khan, but they are acquainted with their new life shortly. Soon things started to change politically in Afghanistan, and Amir and his father flee to America. The guilt stayed in his heart for the rest of his life. When he needs Amir's help the most, he turned his back.

Hassan considered him his best friend, but he was just a son of a servant for Amir.

It was Hassan who stood for him, fight Amir's battles. Whenever someone troubles Amir, he does nothing.

He always stood up against the wrong, but his son lacks this quality. They grew up together, but an incident after the kite tournament changes the dynamic of their relationship.Īmir's father is a well-known and respected man in Kabul. It is a story of two boys Amir and Hassan, based in Afghanistan. The Kite Runner is my first read of Khaled Hosseini. If somebody asks me to describe this book in a single word, it would be Ironic. My Review - The generation of Afghan children whose ears would know nothing but the sound of bombs and gunfire was not yet born.

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