Part 1/5 of The Kite Runner sets up Amir as the main character and narrator. Amir narrates as an adult living in the US, looking back twenty five years to his childhood in Kabul, Afghanistan. The main characters and their backgrounds are laid out and already is it made clear that the Pashtuns and Sunni Muslims discriminate terribly on the Hazaras and Shia Muslims. The Pashtuns being more 'arabic-looking' and the Hazaras coming from more eastern Asia and being more 'asian-looking'.
Modern Classics: Beautifully Illustrated Books by Bloomsbury | Inspiration Grid
Bloomsbury Publishing commissioned ten amazing artists, illustrators and designers to reimagine their most-loved books for the new “Modern Classics” collection. The first five covers you see here were created by Kerry Hyndman, Matt Taylor, Matt Saunders, Tim McDonagh and Jonathan Burton, who worked under the direction of art director Greg Heinimann. They have also been kind enough to offer the full collection of 10 books to one of our lucky readers! Click here for a chance to win. You can ...
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