The Kite Runner

Khaled Hosseini (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

2004 | Export and UK open market ed
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-0-7475-7339-5 (ISBN)

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Twelve year old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father Baba, one of the most respected merchants in Kabul. He has failed to do so through academia or brawn, but the one area where they connect is the annual kite fighting tournament. Amir is determined to win the competition to prove to his father that he has the makings of a man.

Twelve year old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father Baba, one of the richest and most respected merchants in Kabul. He has failed to do so through academia or brawn, but the one area where they connect is the annual kite fighting tournament. Amir is determined not just to win the competition but to run the last kite and bring it home triumphantly, to prove to his father that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan is the best kite runner that Amir has ever seen, and he promises to help him - for Hassan always helps Amir out of trouble. But Hassan is a Shi'a Muslim and this is 1970s Afghanistan. Hassan is taunted and jeered at by Amir's school friends; he is merely a servant living in a shack at the back of Amir's house. So why does Amir feel such envy towards his friend? Then, what happens to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament is to shatter all their lives, and define their futures.

Khaled Hosseini was born in Afghanistan and his family received political asylum in the USA in 1980. He is a doctor and lives in California. The Kite Runner is his first novel.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.5.2004
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	111 x 178 mm
Gewicht	201 g
Einbandart	Paperback
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch
ISBN-10	0-7475-7339-5 / 0747573395
ISBN-13	978-0-7475-7339-5 / 9780747573395
Zustand	Neuware