The Kite Runner 追风筝的人

Anepictaleoffathersandsons,offriendshipandbetrayal,thattakesusfromAfghanistaninthefinaldaysofthemonarchytotheatrocitiesofthepresent.Theunforgettable,heartbreakingstoryoftheunlikelyfriendshipbetweenawealthyboyandthesonofhisfather'sservant,"TheKiteRunner"isabeautifullycraftednovelsetinacountrythatisintheprocessofbeingdestroyed.Itisaboutthepowerofreading,thepriceofbetrayal,andthepossibilityofredemption,anditisalsoaboutthepoweroffathersoversons-theirlove,theirsacrifices,theirlies.ThefirstAfghannoveltobewritteninEnglish,"TheKiteRunner"tellsasweepingstoryoffamily,love,andfriendshipagainstabackdropofhistorythathasnotbeentoldinfictionbefore,bringingtomindthelargecanvasesoftheRussianwritersofthenineteenthcentury.Butjustasitisold-fashionedinitsnarration,itiscontemporaryinitssubject-thedevastatinghistoryofAfghanistanoverthelastthirtyyears.Asemotionallygrippingasitistender,"TheKiteRunner"isanunusualandpowerfuldebut.