sohrab within the blink of an eye. Gazdam requested for instant help from the king, dispatched a messenger at night through a secret route and he himself with his family fled the fort at night. The next morning Sohrab entered the fort without any difficulty or opposition.
orhan pamuk's "snow" also has refers (and briefly describes) the rustam and sohrab
story as well as a reference to the shahnama (and the difficulty of finding a copy in
present day istanbul) and the waning circulation of these stories. i haven't read the
kite runner but it might be interesting to see how the hosseini and pamuk use the same
story for their own purposes