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A character in this novel says "When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth" in arguing that every sin is a type of theft. A family friend tells its protagonist about irony after he writes a story about a man whose tears become pearls. In this novel, an official wearing black sunglasses hurls rocks at an adulterous man stuck in a chest-deep hole in a stadium. This novel closes in a San Francisco (*)  park, where a silent orphan whom the main character had adopted appears to smile. This novel's protagonist frames his Hazara servant for theft after witnessing his rape by Assef.  A Thousand Splendid Suns  is a sequel to this novel, which is titled for the task Hassan performs for Amir during contests in Kabul. For 10 points, name this novel by Khaled Hosseini.
A character in this novel says "When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth" in arguing that every sin is a type of theft.
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