"The Kite Runner" is more than a literature journey; it's an emotional voyage through the complex fabric of human relationships set against a backdrop of political and cultural upheaval. If you appreciate a narrative that weaves personal struggle with historical impact and touches on the raw edges of loyalty and redemption, then this is a story that you will likely carry with you long after turning the last page.

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• Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2003)
• Humo's Gouden Bladwijzer (2008)
• Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (2004)
• ALA Alex Award (2004)
• Puddly Award for Fiction (2006)
• Lincoln Award Nominee (2006)
• Prix des libraires du Québec for Lauréats hors Québec (2006)
• LovelyBooks Leserpreis Nominee for Allgemeine Literatur (2009)

Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to gain the approval of his father and resolves to win the local kite-fighting tournament, to prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him - for he always helps Amir - but this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-caste servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir feels jealous of his natural courage and the place he holds in his father's heart. But neither of the boys could foresee what would happen to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament, which was to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to find the one thing that his new wold cannot grant him: redemption.-back cover

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