The Kite Runner Hardcover – Abridged, June 2, 2003 by Khaled Hosseini (Author).

The #1 New York Times bestselling debut novel that introduced Khaled Hosseini to millions of readers the world over.
 
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies.
 
Since its publication in 2003 Kite Runner has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic of contemporary literature, touching millions of readers, and launching the career of one of America's most treasured writers.

Product details

• Lexile Measure : 840L
• Item Weight : 1.22 pounds
• Hardcover : 371 pages
• ISBN-10 : 1573222453
• ISBN-13 : 978-1573222457
• Product Dimensions : 6.1 x 1 x 9.2 inches
• Publisher : Riverhead; First Printing Edition (June 2, 2003)
• Language: : English