The Kite Runner - A Novel
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| Verlag | Riverhead |
| Auflage | 2013 |
| Seiten | 400 |
| Format | 20,5 cm |
| Gewicht | 387 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| ISBN-10 | 159463193X |
| EAN | 9781594631931 |
| Bestell-Nr | 59463193UA |
Afghanistan, 1975. Trotz ihrer unterschiedlichen gesellschaftlichen Stellung wachsen Amir und Hassan wie Brüder auf. Doch die Freundschaft der Kinder wird auf eine harte Probe gestellt. Der Verrat des einen wird dem anderen zum Schicksal.
Kurzbeschreibung:
This is the breathtaking story of fathers and sons, friendship and redemption, and most horrifyingly, the casualties of fate.
Klappentext:
The #1 New York Times bestselling novel beloved by millions of readers the world over.
A vivid and engaging story that reminds us how long his people [of Afghanistan] have been struggling to triumph over the forces of violence forces that continue to threaten them even today." New York Times Book Review
The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons their love, their sacrifices, their lies.
Since its publication in 2003 Kite Runner has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic of contemporary literature, touching millions of readers, and launching the care er of one of America's most treasured writers.