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The kite runner : graphic novel

Valsecchi, Tommaso. (Author). Celoni, Fabio, 1971- (Added Author). Andolfo, Mirka. (Added Author). Hosseini, Khaled. Kite runner. (Added Author).

Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant, is a Hazara--a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When Amir and his father flee the country for a new life in California, Amir thinks that he has escaped his past. And yet he cannot leave the memory of Hassan behind him.

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  • ISBN: 0385671695
  • ISBN: 9780385671699
  • Physical Description 132 pages : color illustrations
  • Edition 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed.
  • Publisher [Toronto] : Doubleday Canada, [2011]

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The Kite Runner : Graphic Novel
The Kite Runner : Graphic Novel
by Hosseini, Khaled
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The Kite Runner : Graphic Novel


An international publishing sensation that dominated the New York Times bestseller list for more than two years, The Kite Runner has touched millions of readers worldwide. Now, the graphic novel adaptation with text by author Khaled Hosseini brings this unforgettable story to vivid life in beautiful four-colour illustrations, and makes the story accessible to a whole new generation of readers. Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present day, The Kite Runner is the story of the unlikely and inseparable friendship between a wealthy Afghan boy and the son of his father's servant, both of whom are caught in the tragic sweep of history. Powerful illustrations breathe new life into a beloved story and heighten Hosseini's portrait of a stark and heartbreaking landscape.