![]() ![]() The story rewinds to Amir’s childhood in Kabul where he grows up alongside Hassan, the son of his wealthy father’s servant. The phone call interrupts Amir’s seemingly comfortable life as a married man and newly-published novelist in America, and launches an epic journey back to Afghanistan in search of redemption. ![]() His “unatoned sins”, as they are described in the novel’s opening chapter, have plagued his conscience and cast an oppressive shadow over his joys and triumphs. These words from an old friend and former mentor down a distant phone line catapult The Kite Runner’s protagonist, Amir, back to a childhood moment he has tried in vain to forget. With the film now widely available on DVD, Jenny Ivers takes a look at the story’s themes of guilt, self-discovery and redemption. Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling novel The Kite Runner, set in the author’s homeland Afghanistan, became a Hollywood blockbuster when it was made into a movie last year. ![]()
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