The Kite Runner-追风筝的人

作者：Hosseini Khaled

书名：The Kite Runner《追风筝的人》

中文简介：《追风筝的人》（英语：The Kite Runner，又译“追风筝的孩子”）是美籍阿富汗裔作家卡勒德·胡赛尼的第一部小说，也是第一部由阿富汗裔作家创作的英文小说。小说于2003年由河源出版社在美国出版，以第一人称讲述了来自阿富汗首都喀布尔富人区的普什图少年阿米尔（Amir）和他的童年好友，父亲的哈扎拉仆人哈桑（Hassan）之间的故事。故事的背景设定涵盖了一系列复杂的历史事件，其中包括阿富汗君主制被推翻，苏联军事入侵，阿富汗难民逃往巴基斯坦和美国，以及塔利班政权的崛起等重要事件。

英文简介：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.