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Khaled Hosseini:The Kite Runner
- pocketboek 2004, ISBN: 9780747566533
Bloomsbury. Good. 13.2 x 2.3 x 19.8 centimetres (0. Paperback. 2004. 324 pages. Text tanned<br>Winter, 1975: Afghanistan a country hid den in the corner of Asia, ruled over by a fad… Meer...
Bloomsbury. Good. 13.2 x 2.3 x 19.8 centimetres (0. Paperback. 2004. 324 pages. Text tanned<br>Winter, 1975: Afghanistan a country hid den in the corner of Asia, ruled over by a fading monarchy on the verge of an internal coup. But in Kabul, twelve-year-old Amir ha s his own concerns. He is desperate to win the annual kite-fighti ng tournament to prove to his father that he has the makings of a man. Amir's friend Hassan is a low-caste Muslim and the son of a crippled servant but nevertheless the two boys play together and defend each other against the neighbourhood's bullies. However, during the tournament, Amir takes advantage of Hassan's guileless devotion and commits a terrible act of betrayal which is to shat ter their lives and define their future. Press Reviews ‘S hattering...devastating and inspiring.' -Observer ‘Hossein i's ability to reach the core of experiences of love and loss pla ces him in the company of such fine chroniclers of the new Americ a as Chang-rae Lee...A novel of unusual generosity, honesty and c ompassion.' -Independent ‘Rich in warmth and humour...full of haunting images...vivid and engaging.' -New York Times ̵ 6;A devastating, masterful and painfully honest story of a life c rippled by an act of childhood cowardice and cruelty ... although The Kite Runner is told with simplicity and poise, it is a novel of great hidden intricacy and wisdom, like a timeless Eastern ta le. It speaks the most harrowing truth about the power of evil, p ersonal and political, and intoxicates, like a high-flying kite, with the power of hope' -Daily Telegraph ‘For those write rs who have sat in Wazir Akbar Khan sipping black tea and listeni ng to Afghan stories ... a novel of connect. For readers who have only seen Afghanistan on a map, it creates more layers and expos es them to a pain that isn't fiction and scars that still bleed' -Times of India ‘A fascinating first novel . . . not a boo k you'd want to miss - Sejal Mehta, Femina ‘This bitterswe et book has the ability to transcend itself and touch a poignant cord in all humanity' -Meenakshi Doctor, Femina ‘The emoti onal connect is instantaneous' -Madhavi Purohit, Femina ‘I t's impossible to imagine that this book can leave anyone untouch ed' -Daily News and Analysis ., Bloomsbury, 2004, 2.5<
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KHALED HOSSEINI:The Kite Runner
- pocketboek 2004, ISBN: 9780747566533
Bloomsbury (UK) 2004 Trade Paperback, 2004. Book Condition: Fine. As new copy, with just a slight hint of use.The 'Kite Runner' of Khaled Hosseini's book is an illiterate Afghan boy with… Meer...
Bloomsbury (UK) 2004 Trade Paperback, 2004. Book Condition: Fine. As new copy, with just a slight hint of use.The 'Kite Runner' of Khaled Hosseini's book is an illiterate Afghan boy with an uncanny instinct for predicting exactly where a downed kite will land. Growing up in the city of Kabul in the early 1970s, Hassan was narrator Amir's closest friend even though the loyal 11-year-old with 'a face like a Chinese doll' was the son of Amir's father's servant and a member of Afghanistan's despised Hazara minority. But in 1975, on the day of Kabul's annual kite-fighting tournament, something unspeakable happened between the two boys. Narrated by Amir, a 40-year-old novelist living in California, 'The Kite Runner' tells the gripping story of a boyhood friendship destroyed by jealousy, fear, and the kind of ruthless evil that transcends mere politics. Running parallel to this personal narrative of loss and redemption is the story of modern Afghanistan and of Amir's equally guilt-ridden relationship with the war-torn city of his birth. 'The Kite Runner' begins in the final days of King Zahir Shah's 40-year reign and traces the country's fall from a secluded oasis to a tank-strewn battlefield controlled by the Russians and then the trigger-happy Taliban. When Amir returns to Kabul to rescue Hassan's orphaned child, the personal and the political get tangled together in a plot that is as suspenseful as it is taut with feeling. 324 pages. SAS4, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2004, 0<
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Khaled Hosseini:The Kite Runner
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Bloomsbury Pub Ltd. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex… Meer...
Bloomsbury Pub Ltd. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, 2.5<
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Khaled Hosseini:The Kite Runner
- pocketboek 2004, ISBN: 9780747566533
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