by Khaled Hosseini · Bloomsbury Publishing · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781526604736
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«The Kite Runner» is the historical fiction novel by Khaled Hosseini, published by Bloomsbury Publishing in paperback (368 pages, in English).
Afghanistan, 1975. Amir, a boy from Kabul, wants to win the kite tournament with the help of his loyal friend Hassan, but the day ends in an event that marks their lives. After the Soviet invasion, Amir settles in the United States; years later he returns to Taliban Afghanistan to seek the redemption his new life has not given him.
Originally published in 2003, the work was number one in sales and chosen as book of the decade by The Times, Daily Telegraph and Guardian, according to the back cover of this 2018 edition.
Intended for reading clubs and for young and adult readers interested in contemporary historical fiction and the migrant experience.
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.
