The Taliban got him not long ago, if Amir wants to find the guy who took him, he will be at the soccer stadium during the game the next day. In Afghanistan, Amir finds the orphanage where Sohrab is supposed to be, but he is not there. He tells Amir that Hassan was actually the bastard son of Baba, and Hassan and Amir are actually brothers. Rahim Khan wants Amir to go to Kabul and bring Sohrab back to Pakistan, where a couple lives that will take care of him. The Taliban went to Baba’s house and shot Hassan and Farzana and sent Sohrab to an orphanage. A few years later Rahim Khan went to Pakistan for medical treatment, but he received a call from a neighbor in Kabul. Farzana and Hassan eventually had a little boy, Sohrab. He convinced Hassan and Hassan’s wife, Farzana, to come back to Kabul with him. Out of loneliness and because he was getting older, he decided to find Hassan. When Baba and Amir left Afghanistan, Rahim Khan watched their house. He has a favor to ask of Amir, but first he needs to tell him about Hassan. The Taliban rules with the power of fear. He says things only got worse after the Soviets were driven out of the city. Amir meets him a week later, and Rahim Khan tells Amir about the devastation in Kabul. Rahim Khan is sick and wants Amir to see him in Pakistan. They hold the wedding quickly because of Baba’s health, and Baba dies a month later.Īmir gets a call from Rahim Khan, his best friend when he was young. Amir asks Baba if he will get General Taheri’s consent for Amir to marry Soraya. Not long after, Baba is diagnosed with lung cancer. When Amir finally speaks to her, General Taheri catches him and tells him there is a proper way to do things. Amir notices General Taheri’s daughter, Soraya. Baba and Amir sell things at a flea market on Sundays, and Baba sees an old friend, General Taheri. While Baba works at a gas station, Amir finishes high school and goes to college. Two years later, Baba and Amir live in Fremont, California. After an awful journey, they make it to Pakistan. Baba and Amir are in the back of a truck as they escape from Kabul, invaded by the Soviets and a war zone now. When Baba confronts them, Hassan admits that he has stolen it, even though he didn’t do it. He stuffs money and a watch under Hassan’s pillow and tells Baba that Hassan stole it. Amir, who is filled with guilt, decides either he or Hassan must leave. After this they grow away from each other. Amir runs away and hepretends he doesn’t know what happened. Wali and Kamal hold him, and Assef rapes him. Amir looks for him and finds Hassan trapped at the end of an alley, pinned with his pants down. When Amir wins the tournament, Hassan sets off to run the losing kite. When a kite loses, boys chase it to find the kite, this is called kite running. When the kite fighting tournament take place,boys cover their kite strings in glass and battle to see who can cleave the strings of the opposing kites. Assef threatens to beat up Amir for hanging around with a Hazara, but Hassan uses his slingshot to stop Assef and protect Amir. One day, Amir and Hassan are playing when they run into three boys, Assef, Wali, and Kamal. When Afghanistan’s king is overthrown, things begin to change. They have two servants, Ali and his son, Hassan, who are Hazaras, an ethnic minority. Before the event, he lives in a nice home in Kabul with Baba, his father. I have already seen the movie so I know the red lines in this book but I hope there will be much more.Īmir recalls an event that happened twenty-six years before, when he was still a boy in Afghanistan, and says that that made him who he is. I heard this was a good book, so I expect it to be enjoyable to read as well as bringing a message.
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