Summary

Chapter 12

Amir lives for the Sundays at the flea market, but he has trouble working up the nerve to actually talk to Soraya. Baba warns Amir to be careful not to harm Soraya’s honor or that of her father. Amir soon learns that Soraya wants to be a teacher though her father wishes for her to have a more lucrative career.

Baba becomes ill, and a doctor discovers a spot on his lung that is later diagnosed as Oat Cell Carcinoma. The cancer is advanced and inoperable. Baba insists that no one learn of his illness. One day he collapses at the flea market with a seizure and is hospitalized. Two days later, he’s released from the hospital. It’s obvious that he has only a little time left. Amir asks Baba to speak to Soraya’s father, asking for permission...