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Amir, haunted by his betrayal of Hassan, the son of his father's servant and a childhood friend, returns to Kabul as an adult after he learns Hassan has been killed, in an attempt to redeem himself by rescuing Hassan's son from a life of slavery to a Taliban official. An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present. The unforgettable, heartbreaking...
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Obsesionado por demostrarle a su padre que ya es todo un hombre, Amir se propone ganar la competición anual de cometas. Amir se aprovecha de la fidelidad sin límites de su amigo, Hassan, y comete una traición que los separará de forma definitiva.
Amir left Afghanistan as a boy and migrated to America, where he has become a successful novelist ; haunted by memories of his betrayal of a childhood friend, Hassan, Amir discovers that Hassan has been...
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"Afganistan, lata 70. Dwunastoletni Amir, syn zamożnego Pasztuna z Kabulu, wychowuje sie w domu bez kobiet. By zyskać uznanie w oczach ojca, wygrywa zawody latawcowe. Pomaga mu w tym starszy o rok Hasan, służący i towarzysz zabaw. Amir jest świadkiem, kiedy na Hasana napada banda miejscowych chłopaków pod wodzą psychopatycznego Asefa, który gwałci chłopca. Z tchórzostwa i wyrachowania nie staje w jego obronie, a nawet doprowadza do sytuacji...
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