Boeke Prize Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award ALA Notable Book Entertainment Weekly’s Best Book, 2003 Literature to Life Award Paperback.

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Boeke Prize Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award ALA Notable Book Entertainment Weekly’s Best Book, 2003 Literature to Life Award Paperback – on the bestseller list for over 240 weeks (#1 for 4 of those weeks)

Amir – protagonist, son of Baba Ali – father if Hassan, friend and servant of Baba Assef – main antagonist Baba – Amir’s father Hassan – Amir’s servant and friend Rahim Khan – childhood mentor of Amir Sohrab – son of Hassan and his wife

Amir spends most of his life seeking redemption from not helping Hassan when he was assaulted as well as trying to impress his father who was never impressed by his son.

Setting: Afghanistan (Kabul), Pakistan, and Fremont, California USA Plot: Amir spends most of his life seeking redemption from what he did as a child Authors style: The book is written as a historical fiction Conflicts: Man vs. Man (Assef vs. Amir) Man vs. Self (Amir) Mood: the mood of the book is ominous, filled with despair, with some happiness near the end of the book

Conflicts: Man vs. Man (Assef vs. Amir) Man vs. Self (Amir)

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