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The Kite Runner
"The kite runner" is a romance written by Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan writer, and published in 2003. The story is set in Afghanistan and the events developes from the fall of the monarchy to the rise of Taliban regime.
The protagonists of the story are Amir, a Pashtun boy, and Hassan, the son of Amir's father servant, Ali, that is a Hazara. Amir seams to be very jealous of Amir because his father, that is called Baba(Daddy) in the book, seems to love both the boys but seems more critical with Amir than with Hassan.
One day, Assef, a older violent boy, accuses Amir for socializing with a Hazara, which is, in his opinion, a lower race, and attack Amir, that is bravely defended by Hassan.
During a Kite competition, Hassan, that is also a able kite runner, decides to run the last kite(that was a important trophy) for Amir. But, infortunately, he comes across Assef and his friends that assault him. Amir, scared by this terrible episode, doesn't have the courage to help him. Amir forces Hassan to leave his house, saying to Baba that he's a thief, so Hassan and Alì leave the house.
Some years before, Amir and Baba escape to America. Here, Amir marries Soraya and they soon understand they can't have any child. Baba dies some days after the wedding day.
Fifteen years after the wedding, Rahim Kham, a friend of Baba, asks to Amir to come to Pakistan. Amir learns that Alì is dead and Amir has murdered by the talibans. He also learn that Amir is Baba's son.
Amir returns to Kabul under the guide of Farid to search Sohrab, Hassan's son, thinking he is in an orphanage). After a long search, Amir find the little boy at Assef's house. Amir wants to take revenge on Assef, that, however, cruelly beats him. Amir is saved when Sohrab uses his slingshot to shoot out Assef's left eye, fulfilling the threat his father had made many years before.
Amir tells Sohrab that he wants to adopt him and to take him back to America and promises that he will never be sent to an orphanage again. But Amir break the promise(because of burocratic problems) and Sohrab attempt the suicide.
Finally, Amir takes Sohrab back to America, but the little boy is very frozen with Hassan.
Amir obtains the confidence of Sohrab only when he flies a kite, remembering his past competitions with Hassan.