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Title: Kite Runner
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August 14, 2004 |
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Twenty years later however, during the Taliban's rule, Amir receives an urgent call that returns him to Afghanistan to face the demons he has been hiding from.
Amir returns to Afghanistan to find Hassan's orphaned son, Sohrab, has become the sexual plaything of Assef, the bully who had tormented both Amir and Hassan when they were young... Showed first 250 characters
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Ultimately, Amir must defeat Assef in a raging physical battle, take the damaged Sohrab out of Afghanistan, and try to help him repair his spirit.
The author touches upon the themes of strength of character, the resilience of the human spirit, man's inhumanity to man, the fragile relationship between fathers and sons, loyalty and devotion, and discrimination, bigotry, and class structure in Afghan society... Showed next 250 characters
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