全英文版《追风筝的人》The Kite Runner.pptVIP

Khaled Hosseini (born March 4, 1965) is a novelist and physician originally from Afghanistan. He is currently living in the United States. His 2003 debut novel, The Kite Runner, was an international bestseller, selling in more than 12 million copies worldwide. His second, A Thousand Splendid Suns, was released on May 22, 2007. In 2008, the book was the bestselling novel in the UK (as of April 11, 2008), with more than 700,000 copies sold. Khaled Hosseini His novels The Kite Runner , his first novel, was an international bestseller, published in thirty-eight countries, selling in more than 12 million copies worldwide. And it topped amazon list for 131 weeks. The Kite Runner follows the story of Amir, the privileged son of a wealthy businessman in Kabul, and Hassan, the son of Amirs fathers servant. As children in the relatively stable Afghanistan of the early 1970s, the boys are inseparable. They spend idyllic days running kites and telling stories of mystical places and powerful warriors until an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever, and eventually cements their bond in ways neither boy could have ever predicted. Even after Amir and his father flee to America, Amir remains haunted by his cowardly actions and disloyalty. In part, it is these demons and the sometimes impossible quest for forgiveness that bring him back to his war-torn native land after it comes under Taliban rule. The Kite Runner introduction After I read the book , I think about humanity. Everyone has his kite and everyone is a kite runner at the same time. We must and have to be brave to take the responsibilities that belong to us and admit the errors we made. “For you ,a thousand times over.” We should not betray our heart. One should never be too selfish. Just like Hassan ,we can learn to be loyalty. And we ought to cherish friendship . Just as lyrics which de