by Khaled Hosseini · Bloomsbury Pub Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747566533
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«The Kite Runner» is the novel by Khaled Hosseini, published by Bloomsbury Pub Ltd in paperback (336 pages, in English).
In 1970s Afghanistan, Amir, a twelve-year-old boy, wants to win the local kite tournament to earn his father's pride, with the help of his loyal friend Hassan. What happens that afternoon breaks their lives. After the Soviet invasion and exile in the United States, Amir returns to an Afghanistan under Taliban rule in search of redemption.
First novel by Khaled Hosseini, originally published in 2003. Won the ALA Alex Award in 2004.
Often read in book clubs and schools; will appeal to those seeking literary and historical fiction.
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.
