After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. 9781526604743 The Kite Runner 24.9900 NZD InStock /shop/books/fiction /shop/books /shop/books/fiction/contemporary THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Devastating' Daily Telegraph 'Heartbreaking' The Times 'Unforgettable' Isabel Allende 'Haunting' Independent Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Devastating' Daily Telegraph 'Heartbreaking' The Times 'Unforgettable' Isabel Allende 'Haunting' Independent Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Am. "What is Kite Running?" by Margaux Sky, NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Devastating' Daily Telegraph 'Heartbreaking' The Times 'Unforgettable' Isabel Allende 'Haunting' Independent Afghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. "For Afghan boys and men, kite flying is a way of life" by Kirk Semple, The New York Times Knowing the background of these two sides of kite flying makes the book's meaning even more special. Reading the book without knowing the cultural significance of kite fighting and kite running could make it confusing, and not seem like a very big deal. What do kite fighting and kite running represent in The Kite Runner Kite fighting symbolically represents the positive and negative events of Amir's childhood in the story. It also shows how meaningful it is that Hassan would run kites for Amir, since it could be very dangerous. It shows how important the kite fighting tournament was to Amir and Hassan. This is all very important information to know while reading The Kite Runner. Sky claims that "Many people have died as a result of keeping their eyes on the kite and running into traffic only to get hit by a car." Surprisingly, kite running is the most dangerous part of kite running. Kite running, according to Margaux Sky's article, "What is Kite Running?" on, is "a direct result of kite fighting," and "becomes a sport of its own." According to Sky, bets are placed by kite runners on who can reach fallen kites first, then they carry the kites like trophies. ![]() Kite-fighting string is coated with a resin made of glue and finely crushed glass, which turns it into a blade." But Hassan was by far the greatest kite runner Id ever seen. Over the years, I had seen a lot of guys run kites. That's it." According to the article, " The objective of the kite fight is to slice the other flier's string with your own, sending the vanquished aircraft to the ground. And when the last kite was cut, all hell broke loose. One kite fighter told the New York Times, "We don't have, like, soccer, baseball or basketball.This is the only game we have every Friday. According to the New York Times article, "For Afghan boys and men, kite flying is a way of life," written by Kirk Semple, "kite flying is once again the main recreational escape for Afghan boys and some men." No longer banned like it was under the Taliban, kite fighting is the most popular sport in Afghanistan.
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