Amir, the protagonist, is a complicated figure. The novel tells the story of Amir from the first-person perspective. Amir was born in a wealthy family in a wealthy community in Kabul.
His father is a Pashtun, the son of a judge and a successful carpet dealer. Hassan, son of Ali, servant of Amir family, was born in Hazara. Amir and Hassan are playmates, and Hassan is a very loyal, honest,
For the sake of Amir, the two often play together. Amir is an excellent "kite fighter" who is good at cutting other people's kites with his own kite;
Hassan is also an outstanding "kite runner", because the tradition in Afghanistan is that kites dropped when they are disconnected will be returned to their original owners.
The Kite Runner ranked second in the best seller list of Amazon literature at the end of March, surpassing The Da Vinci Code, and became the best book in 2005, the best seller list of Taiwan Province Eslite Bookstore, Jinshitang Bookstore and Blogger Bookstore.
The first book of French Reading Association in 2006, the reader's best novel award of ELLE magazine in France, and the book selection of American Library Association.
In 2007, he directed marc forster to shoot a film of the same name, which was nominated for the best soundtrack at the 80th Academy Awards.
Chinese explanation:
The Kite Runner is the first novel of Afghan-American writer khaled hosseini. The book revolves around "Kite and Two Teenagers in Afghanistan", which tells the story about kites between a rich teenager and his servants, as well as the betrayal and redemption of human nature.
Amir, the hero, is a complicated figure. This novel tells the story of Amir in the first person. Amir was born in a wealthy family in a wealthy community in Kabul in 1963. His father "Dad" is a Pashtun, the son of a judge and a successful carpet dealer. Hassan, son of Amir's servant Ali, was born in Hazara.
Amir and Hassan are good playmates. Hassan is a very loyal and upright man. He only thinks of Amir. They often play games together. Amir is an excellent "kite fighter", that is, he is good at cutting the string of others' kites with his own kite;
Hassan is also an outstanding "kite runner", because the tradition in Afghanistan is that the kite that falls after the thread is cut belongs to the person who catches it.
At the end of March, The Kite Runner ranked second in the best seller list of American Amazon literature, surpassing The Da Vinci Code, becoming the best book of The Observer in Britain in 2005 and the sales champion of Eslite Bookstore, Jinshitang and Blog Bookstore in Taiwan Province Province.
In 2006, French book club chose the first book, readers of French ELLE magazine voted for the best novel of the year, and American Library Association chose books. Directed by marc forster in 2007? Made into a movie of the same name, and was nominated for the best original soundtrack at the 80th Academy Awards.
Extended data:
The creative background of The Kite Runner;
Khaled hosseini and his brother, like Amir and Hassan, live in Kabul and spend most of the summer at school. Fly kites in winter and watch john wayne's movies in the cinema. The plot most similar to his experience in the book is the days in America, when Amir and his father try to create a new life.
Like Amir, he is an immigrant from Afghanistan. His house in Akbar Khan district of wazir is very big, where he can hold a grand party; They also went to Pagman for a picnic. He has fond memories of his childhood.
The Kite Runner is fresh and natural, telling warmth and cruelty, beauty and suffering with realistic brushwork. It not only shows a person's spiritual growth history, but also shows a nation's soul history and a country's suffering history.
This novel is smooth and natural, just like a clear river, but it is full of human passion, contains the rich soul of Afghanistan, and stirs up the undercurrent of good and evil.
Baidu Encyclopedia-The Kite Runner