THE KITE RUNNER The Kite Runner (Riverhead Essential Editions)

Khaled Hosseini

ISBN 10: 1594481776 / ISBN 13: 9781594481772

Published by Riverhead Books, New York, NY, 2004

About this Item

Text/BRAND NEW & Bright, Softcover/Good; strong & sound w/edge & surface rubs, faint creasing to lower front corner, and archival-tape repaired closed tear to back cover. Debut novel of Afghan-American author & physician Khaled Hosseini (1965 - ). Set in 2003 during n Afghanistan's political and warfare strife. Tale of Amir, heir to a wealthy Kabul businessman, and Hassan, son of a family servant. Inseparable, the two grew up under relatively stable Afghanistan world order of the early 1970s. So, they shared idyllic days flying kites. Then, comes war. Amir immigrates to California. Here, Amir, deeply torchured for once not having stood up for Hassan in the face of bullism, and learning Hassan's family has been annihilated by the Taliban, returns to his war-torn motherland to rescue his friend., whose parents had had been killed by the Taliband. This is but the background --- a brilliant, startling plot with twists and turns that make this book memorable both as a political chronicle and a deeply personal narrative. Very strong copy in a lesser softcover.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE KITE RUNNER The Kite Runner (Riverhead Essential Editions)
• Publisher: Riverhead Books, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594481776
• ISBN 13: 9781594481772
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction, Novel, Short Story
  • History
  • Philosophy

About this title

Synopsis

The #1 New York Times bestselling novel beloved by millions of readers the world over.

New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century

“A vivid and engaging story that reminds us how long his people [of Afghanistan] have been struggling to triumph over the forces of violence—forces that continue to threaten them even today.”—The New York Times Book Review

The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies.
 
Since its publication in 2003 Kite Runner has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic of contemporary literature, touching millions of readers, and launching the career of one of America's most treasured writers.

About the Author

Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the United States in 1980. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed. He is A U.S. Goodwill Envoy to the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the founder of The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a nonprofit that provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.