The Kite Runner

De: Khaled Hosseini

Narrado por: Khaled Hosseini

A Stunning Novel of Hope and Redemption

Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable and beautifully told story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Raised in the same household and sharing the same wet nurse, Amir and Hassan grow up in different worlds: Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man, while Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant, is a Hazara -- a shunned ethnic minority. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them. When Amir and his father flee the country for a new life in California, Amir thinks that he has escaped his past. And yet he cannot leave the memory of Hassan behind him.

The Kite Runner is a novel about friendship and betrayal, and about the price of loyalty. It is about the bonds between fathers and sons, and the power of fathers over sons -- their love, their sacrifices, and their lies. Written against a backdrop of history that has not been told in fiction before, The Kite Runner describes the rich culture and beauty of a land in the process of being destroyed. But through the devastation, Khaled Hosseini offers hope: through the novel's faith in the power of reading and storytelling, and in the possibilities he shows us for redemption.©2003 Khaled Hosseini; (P)2003 Simon & Schuster Inc. All Rights Reserved. AUDIOWORKS. is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division. Simon & Schuster Inc.

Get Caught Up in the Story

I try popular fiction from time-to-time for the discipline and to broaden my horizons. I am not always happy with the result (but who knows how much of history and nonfiction is true and how much is fantasy).

The Kite Runner is the first novel by Khaled Hosseini. It is a wonderful story placed in Afghanistan which will please, surprise, enrich, educate, and entertain anyone giving it time. Hosseini makes characters come to life and within a few minutes of listening I found myself invested in the characters.

The Kit Runner is a morality tale which is well read, remarkably written, and well worth the time devoted to hearing it.

Sad and eloquent

As the author states in the book, sad stories are the best. This was a very good listen, but please be warnned I sobbed all the way home one day listening to this in my car. I have a new feeling and knowledge for the people of Afghanistan.

The Kite Runner

After three years as an audible listener, The Kite Runner is in my top 5. I had to remind myself that it was a work of fiction. It is written with the depth of actual, rather than fabricated experiences.

Great! Fantastic!!

In the beginning of the book, I thought, What is all the hype about? By the middle of the book I was hooked. I thought The Kite Runner was a fantastic read/listen, and I have already recommended this book to many friends. Although the book is fiction, the author uses real facts in writing the book making it more interesting. I definitely recommend this book to anyone trying to decide what to listen to next.

Audio Books don't get any better than this

The first few chapters were a little hard to get into. However once past that, the book became very good. This is the first fictional Audio book that I have ever felt was much better than the printed version. This was due to the fact that the author reads the book very well and with his native accent your mind loses track of the fact that it is actually a fictional book. His native pronunciation of the Indian words is much better than trying to decipher the same foreign words in a written book. Excellent story!