Round 8: Tossup 14

In this novel, a father who asserts that every sin is a variation of theft shocks his son by forgiving a professed thief. (10[2])In this novel, a half-German man who resembles John Lennon leads a stoning at a soccer stadium. (-5[1])This novel’s author described it as a “father-son story” (10[1])in contrast to a “mother-daughter story” of its follow-up, A Thousand Splendid Suns. (10[2])In this novel, the Hazara servant Hassan (10[1])is revealed to be the half-brother (10[1])of the protagonist, who returns to his homeland (10[1])to rescue his nephew Sohrab from the Taliban. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this Khaled Hosseini novel about Amir’s departure and return to Afghanistan. ■END■ (0[1])

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