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  2. Darangen - Wikipedia

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    Inscription. 2008 (originally proclaimed in 2005) (3rd session) List. Representative. Darangen is a Maranao epic poem from the Lake Lanao region of Mindanao, Philippines. It consists of 17 cycles with 72,000 lines in iambic tetrameter or catalectic trochaic tetrameter. [1] Each cycle pertains to a different self-contained story.

  3. The Kite Runner - Wikipedia

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    The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. [1] Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy through the Soviet invasion, the exodus of ...

  4. The Kite Runner (film) - Wikipedia

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    Box office. $73.2 million [2] The Kite Runner is a 2007 American drama film directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by David Benioff and based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Khaled Hosseini. It tells the story of Amir (Ebrahimi) a well-to-do boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul who is tormented by the guilt of abandoning ...

  5. Khaled Hosseini - Wikipedia

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    The Kite Runner spent 101 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, including three weeks at number one. [7] His second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007), spent 103 weeks on the chart, including 15 at number one [8] [9] while his third novel, And the Mountains Echoed (2013), remained on the chart for 33 weeks.

  6. The Kite Runner (play) - Wikipedia

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    The Kite Runner (play) The Kite Runner. (play) The Kite Runner is a stage adaption of Afghan-American novelist Khaled Hosseini 's 2003 book The Kite Runner. Aside from sharing the 2003 book as a source, it is unrelated to the 2007 film The Kite Runner. The play was adapted for the stage by Matthew Spangler and premiered at San Jose Repertory ...

  7. Hudhud ni Aliguyon - Wikipedia

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    "Hudhud ni Aliguyon" stands as a renowned epic originating from the Ifugao province, located on the island of Luzon within the Philippines.This epic serves as a comprehensive narrative, offering insights into the cultural and traditional facets intrinsic to the Ifugao community, alongside chronicling the heroic exploits of their revered figure, Aliguyon.

  8. The last episode of Season 4, “The Blue Crown,” which hit Netflix Nov. 7, sees the Pogues in Morocco as they try to track down Chandler Groff (J. Anthony Crane), JJ’s real birth father who ...

  9. Philippine epic poetry - Wikipedia

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    Philippine epic poetry is the body of epic poetry in Philippine literature. Filipino epic poetry is considered to be the highest point of development for Philippine folk literature, encompassing narratives that recount the adventures of tribal heroes. These epics are transmitted through oral tradition using a select group of singers and ...