THE KITE RUNNER

Title               : THE KITE RUNNER

Author           : Khaled Hosseini

Publisher        : Riverhead Trade

Page              : 384 pages

Published in    : 2003

“There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft… When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal his wife’s right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.”

Kabul, Afghanistan at 1978 which time the country still in a peaceful atmosphere, the childrens freely and without fear for play every where. Among the childrens there are two best friends, Amir and Hassan. Amir is the son of therich and privileged in his city, he is also intelligent and likes to write stories, by contrast Hassan is the son of maid who work for Amir’s father, he is also stupid and can not read, but Hassan very loyal to Amir.

One day after winning the match of kites in their city. A tragic event happened to Hassan when he try to maintain Amir's  kite from the harpy of kite. Amir who watching her best friend persecuted from distance, not dare to do any think. He just watch and run. And pretended he don’t know what was happened.

After that event, friendship between Amir and Hassan is stecthable. Amir who feeling afraid of his mistake and do some improperly doing to repel Hassan from his life. And finally Amir have repel Hassan and his father from his house. One year after that, Rusia attack and succes to colonize Afghanistan and forced Amir and his father to go out from Kabul to get the protection. Finally Amir and his father evacuated in the United States in 1988. In America they try to live from scratch.

         

Year after year passed, in 2000 Amir who have wife and succes to reach his goal to be author. All seems to run very good, until one day phone ringing sound changes every thing. He discovered a shocking fact that made him return to his country to make peace with his past and make better human beings.

The Kite Runner is a novel about friendship, betrayal, and the price of loyalty. It is about the bonds between fathers and sons, and the power of their lies. Written against a history that has not been told in fiction before, The Kite Runner describes the rich culture and beauty of a land in the process of being destroyed. But with the devastation, Khaled Hosseini also gives us hope: through the novel's faith in the power of reading and storytelling, and in the possibilities he shows for redemption.

With his first novel, Khaled Hosseini can get appreciation over five years on the New York Times bestseller list, and published in 42 different languages. And in 2007 this novel was adapted into the film of the same name. So, this novel is very interesting for drama novel reader. Thanks..