全英文版《追风筝的人》The Kite Runner

KhaledHosseini(bornMarch4,1965)isanovelistandphysicianoriginallyfromAfghanistan.HeiscurrentlylivingintheUnitedStates.His2003debutnovel,TheKiteRunner,wasaninternationalbestseller,sellinginmorethan12millioncopiesworldwide.Hissecond,AThousandSplendidSuns,wasreleasedonMay22,2007.In2008,thebookwasthebestsellingnovelintheUK(asofApril11,2008),withmorethan700,000copiessold.TheKiteRunner,hisfirstnovel,wasaninternationalbestseller,publishedinthirty-eightcountries,sellinginmorethan12millioncopiesworldwide.Andittoppedamazonlistfor131weeks.TheKiteRunnerfollowsthestoryofAmir,theprivilegedsonofawealthybusinessmaninKabul,andHassan,thesonofAmir'sfather'sservant.AschildrenintherelativelystableAfghanistanoftheearly1970s,theboysareinseparable.Theyspendidyllicdaysrunningkitesandtellingstoriesofmysticalplacesandpowerfulwarriorsuntilanunspeakableeventchangesthenatureoftheirrelationshipforever,andeventuallycementstheirbondinwaysneitherboycouldhaveeverpredicted.EvenafterAmirandhisfatherfleetoAmerica,Amirremainshauntedbyhiscowardlyactionsanddisloyalty.Inpart,itisthesedemonsandthesometimesimpossiblequestforforgivenessthatbringhimbacktohiswar-tornnativelandafteritcomesunderTalibanrule.AfterIreadthebook,Ithinkabouthumanity.Everyonehashiskiteandeveryoneisakiterunneratthesametime.Wemustandhavetobebravetotaketheresponsibilitiesthatbelongtousandadmittheerrorswemade.“Foryou,athousandtimesover.”Weshouldnotbetrayourheart.Oneshouldneverbetooselfish.JustlikeHassan,wecanlearntobeloyalty.Andweoughttocherishfriendship.Justaslyricswhichdescribesfriendship:IfIlostmyway,you’dcarrymehome,takemeallthewaytoheavenneverleavemealone.Friendshipneverends.