内容简介：
The Kite Runner tells the story of Amir, a well-to-do boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, who is haunted by the guilt of betraying his childhood friend Hassan, the son of his father's Hazara servant. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan through the Soviet invasion, the mass exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the Taliban regime.
作者简介：
Khaled Hosseini (Persian:خالد حسینی) (pronounced /ˈhɑːlɛd hoʊˈseɪni/ in English[1]) (born March 4, 1965) is an Afghanistani American [2][3] novelist and physician. His 2003 debut novel, The Kite Runner, was a bestseller. His second, A Thousand Splendid Suns, was released on May 22, 2007.