The Kite Runner – Khaled Hossieni
Genre: Fiction
Pages: 206
The novel is mostly about how the lives of the people of Afghanistan had changed during the latter half of twentieth century. The story revolves around the life of a boy Amir who narrates the story. He was born to an effluent Pastun(Sunni) family in Kabul. He had a love deprived childhood and had only one friend Hassan who was a Hazara(Shi’a). Communities in Afghanistan are divided along the lines of classes in which the Sunni’s are considered as masters and Shi’a as slaves.
As the story moves on, the condition in Afghanistan also changes, first due to the atrocities of the Russians and later due to the brutalities of Taliban and Mujaheedin. On the other hand life of Amir also takes turbulent turns. So I’d say it’s not just about Afghans and Talibs but there is a lot more in it. The story is full of emotional content.
The narration has been done very patiently and elaborately (which at times get boring). The story takes a few unpredictable twists which makes it all the more interesting. But I’d say that the ending was not up to the mark. The author has made abundant use of Farsi phrases followed by an explanation for each one of it. Overall the story is amazing but the language was slightly dull.
Rating: 7.2/10
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