The kite runner : a novel / Khaled Hosseini.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594489600
- ISBN: 1594489602
- Physical Description: xiii, 329 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: Illustrated edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Riverhead Books, 2007.
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | 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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Subject: | Kabul (Afghanistan) > Fiction. Male friendship > Fiction. Social classes > Fiction. Afghanistan > Fiction. Betrayal > Fiction. Boys > Fiction. |
Genre: | Bildungsromans. |
Available copies
- 2 of 3 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Brookfield Library | F/HOSSEINI (Text) | 34029110697603 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 03/30/2024 |
Milford Public Library | HOSSEINI Khaled (Text) | 34013076946204 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Willimantic Public Library | F HOSSEINI (Text) | 34036144672098 | Windham Heights Learning Center | Available | - |
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The Kite Runner
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The Kite Runner
A deluxe collector's edition of the phenomenally bestselling The Kite Runner , filled with striking and memorable photographs that bring Khaled Hosseini's compelling story to life. Since its publication in 2003, The Kite Runner has shipped over four million copies and spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list. Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy through the horrific rule of the Taliban, The Kite Runner is the heartbreaking story of the unlikely and inseparable friendship between a wealthy Afghan boy and the son of his father's servant, both of whom are caught in the tragic sweep of history. Published in the aftermath of America's invasion of Afghanistan, Khaled Hosseini's haunting writing brought a part of the world to vivid life that was previously unknown. Now this beautifully produced, collectible hardcover enhances Khaled Hosseini's story with unforgettable color and black-and-white photographs of the people of Afghanistan and their surroundings, further illustrating the world in which the story is set and heightening the already powerful experience of reading this incredible book.