The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (VERY RARE! HB 1st/1st)

SOLD and unlike to have a copy ever again.

Format: Hardbound

Condition: vg- condition, the only hint of 'shelf wear' is this 0.3cm closed tear on the dustjacket near the flap

Edition: Preceeds the US 1st edition. True 1st edition, 1st printing, 2003 edition. Status: Includes red wrap-around band in excellent condition. A true investment for serious collectors. Very rare and collectible.

Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable, beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and sharing the same wet nurse, Amir and Hassan nonetheless grow up in different worlds: Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan , the son of Amir's father's servant, is a Hazara, member of a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When the Soviets invade and 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.

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.