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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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Main Author: Hosseini, Khaled
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Audio, p2003.
Subjects:
Betrayal > Fiction.
Boys > Fiction.
Male friendship > Fiction.
Social classes > Fiction.
Afghanistan > Fiction.
Kābol (Afghanistan) > Fiction.
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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.
Item Description:Unabridged.
Compact discs.
Audio disc 11 includes enhanced CD function with book club guide.
Physical Description:11 sound discs (12 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:System requirements for enhanced CD function: computer capable of reading PDF files.
ISBN:0743545230
9780743545235
Author Notes:Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 4, 1965. He received a bachelor's degree in biology from Santa Clara University in 1988 and a medical degree from the University of California-San Diego's School of Medicine in 1993. He was a practicing internist from 1996 to 2004.

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)

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