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The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner( )
Author: Hosseini, Khaled
Series edited by: Bloom, Harold
Series title:Bloom's Guides
ISBN:978-1-60413-199-4
Publication Date:Feb 2009
Publisher:Facts On File, Incorporated
Imprint:Chelsea House
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $43.00
Book Description:

Presents a story of Amir, an Afghan boy who is haunted by the guilt of betraying his childhood friend Hassan, the son of his father's servant; in the background loom the many tumultuous changes that have gripped Afghanistan in the years since Amir's carefree kite-flying childhood.

Book Details
Pages:96
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures
Biography & Autobiography / Asian & Asian American
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.97 x 21.59 cm
Author Biography
Hosseini, Khaled (Author)
Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 4, 1965. He received a bachelor's degree in biology from Santa Clara University in 1988 and a medical degree from the University of California-San Diego's School of Medicine in 1993. He was a practicing internist from 1996 to 2004.

While in medical practice, he began writing his first novel, The Kite Runner, which was published in 2003. His other books include A Thousand Splendid Suns and And the Mountains Echoed. In 2006, he was named a Goodwill Envoy to UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency. He established The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a nonprofit that provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.

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