I have always been a huge fan of historical fiction. His journey then becomes a bid to accept his surroundings, grow into the man he hopes to be, and address his checkered past. Amir experiences this trauma from a young age and is then suddenly dumped in America, forced to cope with survivor’s guilt while adjusting to a totally new culture. A good novel would build up to this massive climax and leave it there, but The Kite Runner takes a much more nuanced approach. While Amir’s family would escape inside an oil tanker, Hassan is left behind as the revolution takes hold. Amid all of this turmoil, Amir is separated from his servant and friend Hassan after the latter is sexually assaulted. As the government faced a swift coup d’etat by the king’s ambitious cousin, Mohammed Daoud Khan, wealthy citizens all over Afghanistan fled as quickly as possible. Amir’s upbringing in the idyllic Kabul region is undercut by the rumblings of political upheaval. The Kite Runner begins in the year 1973, a very tumultuous time in Afghanistan. This story centers around Amir, a sensitive boy born into a wealthy Afghan family. While that is technically a solid gist, author Khaled Hosseini’s masterwork is so much more than that. The novel was sold to me as a coming-of-age tale set in a changing Afghanistan. Like many of my favorite titles, The Kite Runner came into my life when I was in middle school. He lives for historical fiction, music and film analysis podcasts, and well-placed Oxford commas. ![]() Seth is an Audible editor and a certified podcasting fanatic. After escaping Afghanistan, Amir is left with regrets about his former life while trying to adjust to a challenging new set of circumstances in America. Set in the lush Kabul region in Afghanistan, The Kite Runner follows two young boys, Amir and Hassan, as they come of age during a turbulent political upheaval. Khaled Hosseini brings his timeless novel about friendship, betrayal, and redemption to life with his own impassioned narration.įeatured in The Audible Essentials Top 100.
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