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    Summary and Analysis of The Kite Runner: Based on the Book by Khaled Hosseini
    Summary and Analysis of The Kite Runner: Based on the Book by Khaled Hosseini
    Summary and Analysis of The Kite Runner: Based on the Book by Khaled Hosseini
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    Summary and Analysis of The Kite Runner: Based on the Book by Khaled Hosseini

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    So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of The Kite Runner tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Khaled Hosseini’s book.

    Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.
     
    This short summary and analysis of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini includes:
     
    • Historical context
    • Chapter-by-chapter summaries
    • Analysis of the main characters
    • Themes and symbols
    • Important quotes
    • Fascinating trivia
    • Glossary of terms
    • Supporting material to enhance your understanding of the original work
     
    About The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini:
     
    Khaled Hosseini’s New York Times–bestselling novel is an epic and powerful story of love, unconditional support, and forgiveness. Chronicling the friendship of a boy raised with privilege and another living a life of servitude, the spellbinding tale spans thirty years of Afghanistan’s troubled history—from the Soviet invasion to the days of Taliban control.
     
    With characters who demonstrate incredible loyalty, cruelty, and redemption, The Kite Runner is an astonishing testament to the strength and resilience of the human spirit.
     
    The summary and analysis in this ebook are intended to complement your reading experience and bring you closer to a great work of fiction.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateNov 15, 2016
    ISBN9781504043113
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      Summary and Analysis of The Kite Runner - Worth Books

      Contents

      Context

      Overview

      Cast of Characters

      Summary

      Character Analysis

      Themes and Symbols

      Author’s Style

      Direct Quotes and Analysis

      Trivia

      What’s That Word?

      Critical Response

      About Khaled Hosseini

      For Your Information

      Bibliography

      Copyright

      Context

      The Kite Runner is an evocative and touching tale set in Afghanistan and Northern California. It chronicles thirty years of Afghanistan’s changing history and culture—from the Soviet invasion to the Taliban-controlled era in the beginning of the twenty-first century.

      The book was released in May 2003, when America was still dealing with the aftermath of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan. The Kite Runner helped put a human face on an unfamiliar part of the world—one many Americans didn’t know much about. The story went a long way in demystifying Afghanistan and its people, as well as bringing awareness to its rich culture and heritage.

      According to an interview with Radio Free Europe, the idea for the novel first came to Khaled Hosseini in 1999 when he was watching a news story about the Taliban setting restrictions on Afghan citizens, including the banning of kite flying. He said, I sat down after that news story and wrote a 25-page short story about two boys in Kabul flying kites, and it became this kind of a much darker, more involved tale than I had anticipated. Two years later, he began to develop the story into a novel.

      Kite flying and kite running (chasing down kites whose strings have been cut in the sport of kite fighting) had been popular pastimes in Afghanistan for 100 years, since the game arrived from India. Having taken power after a decade-long conflict with the Soviet Union, the predominantly Pashtun Taliban imposed their conservative version of Islamic law on the people of the region.

      Overview

      Amir is haunted by boyhood memories from a winter’s day in 1975. When a dying friend offers him a chance to put to rest his tortured past, he takes it. Nearly twenty-five years after fleeing Afghanistan, Amir returns to his once beautiful, now war-torn homeland. The secrets he uncovers will alter the trajectory of his life in ways he can’t imagine.

      As a young boy, Amir was always fighting for his larger-than-life father’s affections. Baba is a rich merchant and well-respected member of the community. In contrast, Amir is sensitive and lacks confidence. Sensing Baba’s disappointment, he wonders if his father will ever fully accept him.

      Amir and Hassan,

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