by Khaled Hosseini · Bloomsbury · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781408824863
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Set in Afghanistan in 1975, the novel tells the story of Amir, a young boy who longs to win the local kite-fighting tournament and please his father. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him, but a tragic event will separate them. After the Russian invasion, Amir and his family flee to the United States, where he understands that he must return to Afghanistan, now under the Taliban regime, in search of the redemption that his new life cannot offer him. A moving story about friendship, betrayal, and the search for redemption in a country devastated by war.
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.
