The Kite Runner 追风筝的人 英文原版

Twelve-year-oldAmirisdesperatetowintheapprovalofhisfatherandresolvestowinthelocalkite-fightingtournament,toprovethathehasthemakingsofaman.HisloyalfriendHassanpromisestohelphim-forhealwayshelpsAmir-butthisis1970sAfghanistanandHassanismerelyalow-casteservantwhoisjeeredatinthestreet,althoughAmirstillfeelsjealousofhisnaturalcourageandtheplaceheholdsinhisfather’sheart.ButneitheroftheboyscouldforeseewhatwouldhappentoHassanontheafternoonofthetournament,whichwastoshattertheirlives.AftertheRussiansinvadeandthefamilyisforcedtofleetoAmerica,Amirrealisesthatonedayhemustreturn,tofindtheonethingthathisnewworldcannotgranthim:redemption.12岁的阿富汗富家少爷阿米尔与仆人哈桑情同手足。然而，在一场风筝比赛后，发生了一件悲惨不堪的事，阿米尔为自己的懦弱感到自责和痛苦，逼走了哈桑，不久，自己也跟随父亲逃往美国。成年后的阿米尔始终无法原谅自己当年对哈桑的背叛。为了赎罪，阿米尔再度踏上暌违二十多年的故乡，希望能为不幸的好友尽最后一点心力，却发现一个惊天谎言，儿时的噩梦再度重演，阿米尔该如何抉择？小说如此残忍而又美丽，作者以温暖细腻的笔法勾勒人性的本质与救赎，读来令人荡气回肠。