Characters Thomas and Betty Caldwell Offer to take Sohrab Themes/Motifs Truth Children Plot Talibs attempt to claim Baba’s house Hassan and Farzana killed by Talibs Sohrab taken to orphanage Rahim asks Amir to retrieve Sohrab Rahim tells Amir that Hassan was his half-brother

Characters Ali Died due to land mine Farzana Hassan’s wife Sanaubar Returns to Kabul to find Hassan Rejoins the family Sohrab Hassan’s son Named for hero from Shahnamah Locations Bamiyan Hassan’s Hazari village Dates 1986 Rahim goes to Hazarajat to find Hassan 1990 Hassan’s son Sohrab born ~1994 Sanaubar dies 1996 Taliban arrives in Kabul […]

Locations Peshawar Where Amir lands in Pakistan Plot Amir goes to Pakistan Amir meets with Rahim who is dying Rahim had been steward of Baba’s Kabul house They discuss Afghan history since Amir left Rahim wants to talk about Hassan

Characters General Taheri Breaks hip Becomes more agreeable Rahim Khan Asks Dates 2001 June: Rahim asks Amir to come to Pakistan Themes/Motifs Redemption Plot Rahim Khan asks Amir to go to Pakistan Thoughts Rahim Khan offers a path for redemption. Amir’s life is plagued with guilt ever since Assef’s attach on Hassan.

Characters General Taheri Migrains Expects to return to Afghanistan Khanum Taheri Former singer Hypochondriac Suffered stroke Sharif Khanum Taheri’s brother Worked with INS Poet Soraya Angry about her past following her Locations Bernal Heights, San Fran Amir and Soraya move to a new house here Furniture Warehouse, Sunnyvale Amir works security here Mosque in Hayward […]

Characters Dr. Schneider Oncologist rejected by Baba for Russian background Dr. Amani Baba’s Iranian Oncologist Khanum Taheri Matriarch of Taheri family Locations Flea market Dates 1985 May: Amir first talks to Soraya Baba’s cancer Themes/Motifs Tradition/ceremony Plot Soraya becomes Amir’s yelda Baba warns about respecting pashtun tradition in courting Soraya Amir engages Soraya anyway Khanum […]

Characters General Iqbal Teheri Decorated Afghani General who worked for Ministry of Defense Mrs. Dobbins Welfare eligibility officer Mr. and Mrs. Nguyen Own a market where Baba loses his temper Soraya Teheri Sickle Shaped birthmark daughter of General Teheri Locations Bay Area Fremont, CA Lake Elizabeth Park, Fremont Baba and Amir spend time walking through […]

Characters Jalaluddin Baba’s 7th servant in five years Kamal Raped by soldiers Kamal’s father Kamal’s mother Killed by stray bullet Karim People smuggler Drives the truck used to escape Kabul Russian officer “Mister Soldier Sahib” Demands sex for passage Toor Karim’s brother Also a people smuggler Young mother Russian soldier demands sex from her She […]

Locations Hazarajat Plot Amir frames Hassan Ali and Hassan leave for Hazarajat Thoughts Amir is sorry for what he has done but cannot take it back now. He is ashamed of his actions and cannot leave his home. He can only force Hassan out in an attempt to remove the nightmares. This will most likely […]

Characters Del-Muhammad “Dello” Fazila – one of Kaka Homayoun’s twin girls Homaira – Rahim Khan’s Hazara betrothed Homayoun Baba’s second cousin Karima – one of Kaka Homayoun’s twin girls Mahmood – Assef’s father Salahuddin the Butcher Tanya – Assef’s mother Locations Cinema Aryana Dadkohda’s Kabob House – Across from Cinema Park Jalalabad Dates 1975 – […]

Characters Ahmad Zahir Popular Afghani musician Assef Corners Hassan with his crew Kamal – member of Assef’s crew Wali – member of Assef’s crew Locations Haji Yaghoub Mosque Amir passes a few blocks from it searching for Hassan Themes/Motifs Class Assef taughts Hassan with truth about class Amir is not truly Hassan’s friend Cowardice Amir […]

Characters Saifo Shoe repairman, kite maker Locations Wazir Akbar Khan Hosted 1975 Kite Tournament Dates 1975 Winter: Hassan runs a kite for the last time Themes/Motifs Purity of soul Hassan’s purity v Amir’s ? “He was so goddamn pure, you always felt like a phony around him.” Faith Hassan can use inshallah more freely Amir […]

Characters Assef German/Afghan heritage Sociopath Assef Goshkhor, Assef “the Ear Eater” Hitler Threatens Amir Dr. Kumar New Delhi surgeon who fixes Hassan’s lip Hassan Protects Amir with slingshot Locations Gharga Lake, the gardens of Paghman Dates 1973 July 17th: Bloodless Coup in Afghanistan Zahir Shah away in Italy Daoud Khan takes over, creating republic 1974 […]

Characters Baba Uninterested, even dismayed, by Amir’s interest in writing Rahim Writes Amir a note encouraging his writing talent Hassan Initiates Amir’s interest in writing Finds a plot hole in Amir’s first story Locations Bookstore Cemetery in Wazir Akbar Khan Amir carves names into tree “Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul” Cinema Park, across […]