Twelve year old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father Baba, one of the richest and most respected merchants in Kabul. He has failed to do so through academia or brawn, but the one area where they connect is the annual kite fighting tournament. Amir is determined not just to win the competition but to run the last kite and bring it home triumphantly, to prove to his father that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan is the best kite runner that Amir has ever seen, and he promises to help him - for Hassan always helps Amir out of trouble. But Hassan is a Shi'a Muslim and this is 1970s Afghanistan. Hassan is taunted and jeered at by Amir's school friends; he is merely a servant living in a shack at the back of Amir's house. So why does Amir feel such envy towards his friend? Then, what happens to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament is to shatter all their lives, and define their futures. When Russia invades Afghanistan, Amir and Baba escape to San Francisco, where Baba fades but Amir feels that at last he can succeed. But he is still haunted by guilt and he knows that his past will not let him go. The destructive rule of the Northern Alliance, followe
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The Kite Runner
von Khaled Hosseini
Twelve year old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father Baba, one of the richest and most respected merchants in Kabul. He has failed to do so through academia or brawn, but the one area where they connect is the annual kite fighting tournament. Amir is determined not just to win the competition but to run the last kite and bring it home triumphantly, to prove to his father that he has the makings of a man. His loyal friend Hassan is the best kite runner that Amir has ever seen, and he promises to help him - for Hassan always helps Amir out of trouble. But Hassan is a Shi'a Muslim and this is 1970s Afghanistan. Hassan is taunted and jeered at by Amir's school friends; he is merely a servant living in a shack at the back of Amir's house. So why does Amir feel such envy towards his friend? Then, what happens to Hassan on the afternoon of the tournament is to shatter all their lives, and define their futures. When Russia invades Afghanistan, Amir and Baba escape to San Francisco, where Baba fades but Amir feels that at last he can succeed. But he is still haunted by guilt and he knows that his past will not let him go. The destructive rule of the Northern Alliance, followe
Aktuelle Rezensionen(6)
Rezension von kiroobooosuch a dense plot with such good emotive language and a good storyline, love how they implememted such a sad storytale and turned it into something interesting and ndoesnt make me want to bawl my eyes out
Rezension von Leandra Marie GehrmannHat mich ehrlich bissi traumatisiert aber auch wichtig zu lesen!
Rezension von jujdefinitely a very moving, often heartbreaking, somtimes genuinely shocking and gut-wrenching story (though i fear a good part of it is more truth than fiction). but especially the characters — first and foremost amir and hassan of course, but the others as well — grew on me quite a bit <3 also i cannot put into words how grateful i am for the insight and awareness i gained.
Rezension von Nene"There are a lot of children in Afghanistan, but little childhood" Another Khaled Hosseini book. His books arw truly impressive, beautiful and heartbreaking. I will forever love the fact, that he uses his books to not only create art, but to also educate people about his country. Afghanistan is truly suffering. I've learned so much about it's history only through his book. He's truly great. 1981 Amir fled Afghanistan with his father, because of the invasion of the soviet union. Fleeing Afghanistan he left a big secret there. A secret so big he couldn't tell anybody. He lived with that guilt, until in 2001 that secret calls him back to where he left it. This book was absolutely heartbreaking yet beautiful. Such a good story about friendship, brotherhood, family, war, secret and redemption. So beautiful. The book made me laugh, cry, fear, happy, angry and sad. It was a real roller-coaster ride. This book really let me back in it's element no matter how long I didn't read it. Every time I picked it up and read it again I was lead back into that element. Amir and Hassan. Hassan and Amir. The sultans of Kabul. What a brotherhood. My heart truly goes out to every child, that is living in Afghanistan. Every mother, who is loosing her children one after one because of famine, poverty and war. Every father, who has to leave his family just to be met with death after. Every child that is loosing it's childhood, because of other people's reckless decisions. Every Human that is getting stoned, r*ped, abused all in the name of Islam. May God truly be with them and redeem them all of judgment day.
Rezension von ElifMy favorite book !!!