TY - BOOK 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. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy 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, and it is also about the power of fathers over sons-their love, their sacrifices, their lies. AB - 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. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy 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, and it is also about the power of fathers over sons-their love, their sacrifices, their lies. T1 - The kite runner / DA - 2004, c2003. CY - New York : AU - Hosseini, Khaled. ET - 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. CN - PS3608.O832 CN - PS3608.O832 PB - Riverhead Books, PP - New York : PY - 2004, c2003. ID - 296231 KW - Male friendship KW - Social classes KW - Betrayal KW - Boys SN - 1594480001 (pbk.) TI - The kite runner / ER -