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A riveting and powerful story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship and an indestructible love

Over 21 million copies sold worldwide

The #1New York Times bestsellingdebut novel that introduced Khaled Hosseini to millions of readers the world over. The unforgettable, heartbreaking storyof the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runnertransports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is alsoaboutthe power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sonstheir love, their sacrifices, their lies. Since itspublicationin 2003Kite Runnerhas become a beloved, one-of-a-kindclassicof contemporary literature, touching millions of readers, and launching the career of one of America's most treasured writers.

Sea Prayer, a profoundly moving work by the acclaimed author Khaled Hosseini, was published in 2018 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. This poignant tale belongs to the genre of contemporary fiction, and it beautifully encapsulates the raw human emotions of love, fear, and hope. Sea Prayer is an intimate exploration of a father's love for his son, set against the backdrop of a world that is teetering on the brink of chaos and destruction. It is a stirring tribute to the millions of families, like the story's protagonist, who have been splintered and displaced by war and persecution. The author's evocative narrative and the publisher's commitment to quality make this book a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the human aspect of global conflicts. Sea Prayer is a testament to the power of storytelling and the resilience of the human spirit.

A riveting and powerful story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship and an indestructible love

THE SPECIAL 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'Devastating' Daily Telegraph'Heartbreaking' The Times'Unforgettable' Isabel Allende'Haunting' IndependentAfghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. But neither of the boys can foresee what will happen to Hassan that afternoon, an event that is to shatter their lives. After the Russians invade and the family is forced to flee to America, Amir realises that one day he must return to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to find the one thing that his new world cannot grant him: redemption.

Året er 1975, og tolv år gamle Amir fra Kabul ønsker å vinne den årlige drageturneringen og dermed sin fars anerkjennelse. Amirs venn Hassan lover å hjelpe til. Hassan er tjenerens sønn, og tilhører en mindre ansett folkegruppe. Amir misunner likevel hans naturlige mot, og ikke minst hans plass i farens hjerte. På turneringsdagen skjer det noe katastrofalt som gjør at guttene mister kontakten med hverandre. Etter den sovjetiske invasjonen flykter Amir og faren til USA, og først etter mange år vender Amir tilbake til Afghanistan. Kanskje dette er hans sjanse til å gjøre opp for seg.

En betydningsfull gavebok.Forfatteren av millionselgeren Drageløperen har skrevet en svært gripende, liten bok inspirert av flyktningkrisen og et fotografi som berørte hele verden for tre år siden. Den 2. september 2015 druknet den tre år gamle båtflyktningen Alan Kurdi, og det hjerteskjærende bildet av den lille syriske gutten som var skylt opp på en strand i Tyrkia, gikk verden rundt. Med En bønn fra havet ønsker Khaled Hosseini å hedre Kurdi, de mange omkomne og millioner av familier som er blitt hjemløse og splittet som følge av krig og forfølgelse, og han gir alle sine inntekter fra boken til FNs høykommissær for flyktninger (UNHCR). En bønn fra havet skildrer en syrisk fars refleksjoner mens han betrakter sin sovende sønn kvelden før de skal legge ut på den farlige ferden over Middelhavet. Boken er vakkert illustrert av den britiske kunstneren Dan Williams.

Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that madeThe Kite Runnera beloved classic,A Thousand Splendid Sunsis at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love.After 103 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and with four million copies of The Kite Runner shipped, Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today. Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival.A stunning accomplishment, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting, heartbreaking, compelling story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.

The remarkable debut novel from Khaled Hosseini, now out in paperback in a stunning new package