by Khaled Hosseini · Bloomsbury · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747573395
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«The Kite Runner» is the contemporary fiction novel by Khaled Hosseini, published by Bloomsbury in paperback (352 pages, in English).
In 1970s Kabul, Amir, a privileged boy, and Hassan, his loyal friend and servant, share a childhood and a passion for kites. Amir wants to win the tournament to earn his father's approval, but an event that afternoon breaks their friendship. Now an adult and far from Afghanistan, Amir returns to confront the past and find redemption.
Originally published in 2003, it was the first novel by Khaled Hosseini, an author born in Afghanistan and based in the United States.
For book clubs and for readers of contemporary and historical fiction interested in novels about guilt and redemption.
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.
