Round 8: Tossup 14

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

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