The kite runner

Author: Khaled Hosseini Publication date: 2012 Book category: Bestselling, Literature and Poetry Publisher: Hamad University Number of pages: 507 It tells about Afghanistan in the seventies of the last century: Amir, a twelve-year-old boy, strongly desires to win the local kite flying competition, and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But what happened to Hassan after the sunset that day will destroy their lives. After the Soviet invasion and the forced flight of Amir and his father to the United States of America, Amir realizes that he must return someday, find the one thing that his new world cannot give him: atonement for the guilt. 8 million copies of The Kite Runner have been sold worldwide since its publication in 2003.