The Kite Runner

栏目:11年级(G11) 发布时间:2021-04-01
蓝思指数:840L



The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy through the Soviet military intervention, the exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the rise of the Taliban regime.

《追风筝的人》(英语:The Kite Runner,又译“追风筝的孩子”)是美籍阿富汗裔作家卡勒德·胡赛尼的第一部小说,也是第一部由阿富汗裔作家创作的英文小说。小说于2003年由河源出版社在美国出版,以第一人称讲述了来自阿富汗首都喀布尔富人区的普什图少年阿米尔(Amir)和他的童年好友,父亲的哈扎拉仆人哈桑(Hassan)之间的故事。故事的背景设定涵盖了一系列复杂的历史事件,其中包括阿富汗君主制被推翻,苏联军事入侵,阿富汗难民逃往巴基斯坦和美国,以及塔利班政权的崛起等重要事件。


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