内容简介
Adeluxecollector'seditionofthephenomenallybestsellingTheKiteRunner,filledwithstrikingandmemorablephotographsthatbringKhaledHosseini'scompellingstorytolife.Sinceitspublicationin2003,TheKiteRunnerhasshippedoverfourmillioncopiesandspentmorethantwoyearsontheNewYorkTimesbestsellerlist.TakingusfromAfghanistaninthefinaldaysofthemonarchythroughthehorrificruleoftheTaliban,TheKiteRunneristheheartbreakingstoryoftheunlikelyandinseparablefriendshipbetweenawealthyAfghanboyandthesonofhisfather'sservant,bothofwhomarecaughtinthetragicsweepofhistory.PublishedintheaftermathofAmerica'sinvasionofAfghanistan,KhaledHosseini'shauntingwritingbroughtapartoftheworldtovividlifethatwaspreviouslyunknown.Nowthisbeautifullyproduced,collectiblehardcoverenhancesKhaledHosseini'sstorywithunforgettablecolorandblack-and-whitephotographsofthepeopleofAfghanistanandtheirsurroundings,furtherillustratingtheworldinwhichthestoryissetandheighteningthealreadypowerfulexperienceofreadingthisincrediblebook.ViewavideoforTheKiteRunnerandlearnmoreaboutTheAmericanPlaceTheatre'sLiteraturetoLifeadaptationhere.
作者简介
KhaledHosseiniwasborninKabul,Afghanistan,andmovedtotheUnitedStatesin1980.Hisfirstnovel,TheKiteRunner,wasaninternationalbestseller,publishedinfortycountries.In2006hewasnamedaU.S.envoytoUNHCR,TheUnitedNationsRefugeeAgency.Hissecondnovel,AThousandSplendidSuns,willbepublishedonMay22,2007.HelivesinnorthernCalifornia.