Amir grows up in Kabul as the son of a respected businessman, with Hassan, the son of a servant, as his closest friend. After a kite tournament in 1975, Hassan is assaulted and Amir fails to help him, a failure that shapes the rest of his life. The Soviet invasion sends Amir and his father to the United States, where he becomes a writer. When Rahim Khan calls, Amir returns to a Taliban-ruled Afghanistan to find Hassan's son Sohrab.
A strong choice for anyone looking for fiction about guilt and forgiveness, set against a country in upheaval. You close it with a lasting sense of how one childhood decision can echo for decades.
Inward-looking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Empathetic Explorer. Which reader are you?
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