This is the breathtaking story of fathers and sons, friendship and redemption, and most horrifyingly, the casualties of fate.
Beschreibung
Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father, so resolves to win the local kite-fighting tournament and prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him - for he always helps Amir. But this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-caste servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir feels jealous of his natural courage and the place he holds in his father s heart. Neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan on the afternoonof the tournament, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return, to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.
Klappentext
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Biografie
Khaled Hosseini wurde 1965 in Kabul als Sohn eines Diplomaten geboren. Seine Familie erhielt 1980 in den Vereinigten Staaten politisches Asyl. Er lebt heute als Arzt und Autor in Kalifornien. Sein Roman Drachenläufer erschien in 40 Sprachen mit einer Weltauflage von 12 Millionen Exemplaren und wurde 2007 mit großem Erfolg von Marc Forster verfilmt.
