by Khaled Hosseini · Bloomsbury Paperbacks · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781408824856
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Set in Afghanistan, the novel tells the story of twelve-year-old Amir, who strives to win the local kite-fighting tournament, with his loyal friend Hassan promising to help him. However, a tragic event will change their lives forever. After the Russian invasion and the flight to America, Amir realizes that he must return to Afghanistan under the Taliban regime in search of the redemption that his new world cannot offer him. A moving story about friendship, betrayal, and the search for redemption in a war-torn country.
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.
