by Khaled Hosseini · Berliner Taschenbuch Verlags · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783833301490
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«Drachenläufer» is the novel by Khaled Hosseini, published by Berliner Taschenbuch Verlags in paperback (385 pages, in German).
Amir, son of a well-to-do family in Kabul, has a close friendship with Hassan, the son of the family's servant. Amir and Hassan share a passion for flying kites, until an experience linked to social differences breaks their friendship. Decades later, Amir has the opportunity to confront his past and make amends for what happened.
The German translation is by Angelika Naujokat and Michael Windgassen, and the original English work is The Kite Runner. The novel belongs to the Berliner Taschenbuch Verlag collection, number 149.
It is a work for readers of contemporary fiction and historical novel, and a common choice in reading clubs.
Khaled Hosseini or Khalid Husseini is an Afghan and American novelist, UNHCR goodwill ambassador, and former physician. His debut novel The Kite Runner (2003) was a critical and commercial success; the book and his subsequent novels have all been at least partially set in Afghanistan and have featured an Afghan as the protagonist. Hosseini's novels have spread awareness about Afghanistan's people and culture.
