《The Kite Runner(追風(fēng)箏的人)》是一個(gè)阿富汗作家的處女作,霸占了美國(guó)兩大權(quán)威暢銷書(shū)排行榜《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》排行榜、《出版商周刊》排行榜長(zhǎng)達(dá)80余周,聲勢(shì)超過(guò)紅透全世界的丹·布朗的《達(dá)·芬奇密碼》。 這本小說(shuō)太令人震撼,很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)日,讓我所讀的一切都相形失色。文學(xué)與生活中的所有重要主題,都交織在這部驚世之作里:愛(ài)、恐懼、愧疚、贖罪……——著名作家伊莎貝拉·阿連德
Book Description Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father and resolves to win the local kite-fighting tournament, to prove that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan promises to help him - for he always helps Amir - but this is 1970s Afghanistan and Hassan is merely a low-caste servant who is jeered at in the street, although Amir still feels jealous of his natural courage and the place he holds in his father's heart. But neither of the boys could foresee what would happen to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament, which was to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return, to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption. width:(cm)10.6