The kite runner
Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son, in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day.
| Main Author: | Hosseini, Khaled. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Riverhead Books,
2004, c2003.
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| Edition: | 1st Riverhead trade pbk. ed. |
| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Summary: |
Traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant's son, in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan's monarchy through the atrocities of the present day. |
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| Item Description: |
Reprint. Originally published: c2003. |
| Physical Description: |
372 p. ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: |
1594480001 : PAP |
| Author Notes: |
While in medical practice, he began writing his first novel, The Kite Runner, which was published in 2003. His other books include A Thousand Splendid Suns and And the Mountains Echoed. In 2006, he was named a Goodwill Envoy to UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency. He established The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a nonprofit that provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan. (Bowker Author Biography) |