New Releases by Khaled Hosseini

Novel based on the traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant''s son in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan''s monarchy through the atrocities of the present day.

Una conmovedora historia de amistad y supervivencia entre dos mujeres afganas de orígenes muy dispares. Superando con creces el rotundo éxito de Cometas en el cielo, la segunda novela de Khaled Hosseini saltó de inmediato al primer puesto en todos los países donde se ha publicado. Nueva demostración del asombroso instinto narrativo del autor, el libro cuenta la historia de amistad entre dos mujeres cuyos destinos se entrelazan por obra del azar y de las convulsiones que ha sufrido Afganistán en los últimos treinta años. Hija ilegítima de un rico hombre de negocios, Mariam se cría con su madre en una modesta vivienda a las afueras de Herat. A los quince años, su vida cambia drásticamente cuando su padre la envía a Kabul a casarse con Rashid, un hosco zapatero treinta años mayor que ella. Casi dos décadas más tarde, Rashid encuentra en las calles de Kabul a Laila, una joven de quince años sin hogar. Cuando el zapatero le ofrece cobijo en su casa, que deberá compartir con Mariam, entre las dos mujeres se inicia una relación que acabará siendo tan profunda como la de dos hermanas, tan fuerte como la de madre e hija. Pese a la diferencia de edad y las distintas experiencias que la vida les ha deparado, la necesidad de afrontar las terribles circunstancias que las rodean hará que Mariam y Laila vayan forjando un vínculo indestructible que les otorgará la fuerza necesaria para superar el miedo y dar cabida a la esperanza.

The 20th anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel beloved by readers the world over, with a new afterword by the author The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the influence of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies. Since its publication in 2003, The Kite Runner has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic of contemporary literature, touching millions of readers, and launching the career of one of America''s most treasured writers.

Après l''extraordinaire succès des Cerfs-volants de Kaboul et de Mille Soleils splendides, l''événement Khaled Hosseini. D''un village afghan des années 1950 à la Californie des années 2000, en passant par Kaboul sous les talibans, le Paris des seventies et une petite île perdue de l''archipel grec, une fresque familiale renversante d''émotion, d''une ampleur et d''une audace inouïes. Dans le village de Shadbagh, Abdullah, dix ans, veille sur sa petite soeur Pari, trois ans. Entre les deux enfants, le lien est indéfectible, un amour si fort qu''il leur permet de supporter la disparition de leur mère, les absences de leur père en quête désespérée d''un travail et ces jours où la faim les tenaille. Mais un événement va venir distendre ce lien, un choix terrible qui modifiera à jamais le destin des deux jeunes vies, et de bien d''autres encore... Après les Cerfs-volants de Kaboul et de Mille Soleils splendides, Khaled Hosseini nous emmène dans un voyage bouleversant, d''un village afghan des années 1950 à la Californie des années 2000, et signe une fresque familiale renversante d''émotion, d''une ampleur et d''une audace inouïes. Traduit de l''anglais (Etats-Unis) par Valérie Bourgeois

Der Weltbestseller in neuer Ausstattung zum Neu- und Wiederentdecken! Afghanistan 1975: Der zwölfjährige Amir will unbedingt einen Wettbewerb im Drachensteigen gewinnen, um seinem Vater seine Stärke zu beweisen. Dazu braucht er die Hilfe von Hassan. Trotz ihrer unterschiedlichen Herkunft verbindet die beiden Jungen eine innige Freundschaft. Bis am Tag des Wettkampfs diese von Amir auf schreckliche Weise verraten wird. Die Wege der beiden trennen sich, während das Land gleichzeitig seiner Zerstörung entgegengeht. Viele Jahre später kehrt der erwachsene Amir aus dem Ausland in seine Heimatstadt zurück, um seine Schuld zu tilgen. Doch Kabul hat sich seit damals sehr verändert. Die bewegende Geschichte einer Freundschaft zwischen Liebe und Verrat, Trennung und Wiedergutmachung vor dem Hintergrund der jüngsten Vergangenheit Afghanistans. »Ein kleines literarisches Wunder.« Werner Bloch, Die Tageszeitung »Ein großes Gleichnis über Schuld und Sühne und über die Kunst des Verzeihens.« Stefan Weidner, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Khaled Hosseini escribe un relato profundamente conmovedor sobre los refugiados, un homenaje a los millones de familias a las que la guerra y la persecución han separado y obligado a abandonar sus hogares. Mi querido Marwan: veo tu perfil a la luz de esta luna, hijo mío, la caligrafía de tus pestañas cerradas en un sueño inocente.Te dije: «Dame la mano. Nada malo va a pasar.» En una orilla bañada por la luz de la luna, un padre acuna a su hijo dormido, esperando el alba y la llegada de un barco. Le habla sobre el largo verano de su infancia, evocando la casa de su abuelo en Siria, los olivos que se mecen con la brisa, los balidos de las cabras de su abuela, el tintineo de las ollas. Recuerda también el bullicio de la ciudad de Homs, con sus calles atestadas, su mezquita y su gran zoco, días antes de que el cielo escupiera bombas y se vieran obligados a huir. Cuando el sol amanezca, ellos y quienes los rodean tendrán que reunir sus posesiones y embarcarse en un peligroso viaje a través del mar en busca de un nuevo hogar. DESCRIPTION IN ENGLISH A short, powerful, illustrated book written by beloved novelist Khaled Hosseini in response to the current refugee crisis, Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey. Watching over his sleeping son, the father reflects on the dangerous sea-crossing that lies before them. It is also a vivid portrait of their life in Homs, Syria, before the war, and of that city''s swift transformation from a home into a deadly war zone. Impelled to write this story by the haunting image of young Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy whose body washed upon the beach in Turkey in September 2015, Hosseini hopes to pay tribute to the millions of families, like Kurdi''s, who have been splintered and forced from home by war and persecution, and he will donate author proceeds from this book to the UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) and The Khaled Hosseini Foundation to help fund lifesaving relief efforts to help refugees around the globe.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An illustrated book on the refugee crisis that will break your heart in under 48 pages, from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed. “Intensely moving. . . . Powerfully evocative of the plight in which displaced populations find themselves.” —Kirkus, STARRED Review “Hosseini''s story, aimed at readers of all ages, does not dwell on nightmarish fates; instead, its emotional power flows from the love of a father for his son.” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED BOX Review A short, powerful, illustrated book written by beloved novelist Khaled Hosseini in response to the current refugee crisis, Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey. Watching over his sleeping son, the father reflects on the dangerous sea-crossing that lies before them. It is also a vivid portrait of their life in Homs, Syria, before the war, and of that city''s swift transformation from a home into a deadly war zone. Impelled to write this story by the haunting image of young Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy whose body washed upon the beach in Turkey in September 2015, Hosseini hopes to pay tribute to the millions of families, like Kurdi''s, who have been splintered and forced from home by war and persecution, and he will donate author proceeds from this book to the UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) and The Khaled Hosseini Foundation to help fund lifesaving relief efforts to help refugees around the globe. Khaled Hosseini is one of the most widely read writers in the world, with more than fifty-five million copies of his novels sold worldwide in more than seventy countries. Hosseini is also a Goodwill Envoy to the UNHCR, and the founder of The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a nonprofit that provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.tion.org.

Op 2 september 2015 spoelde de driejarige Alan Kurdi aan op de Turkse kust. Zijn familie deed een poging Syrië te ontvluchten en veiligheid te vinden in Europa. Khaled Hosseini was zelf ook ooit een jonge vluchteling die ver van zijn thuisland Afghanisatan opgropeide. Deze ervaring speelt altijd een belangrijke rol in zijn romans en in zijn welzijnswerk. In Bede aan de zee komen deze werelden samen. Het is een onvergetelijke vertelling over het lot van vluchtelingen, met beeldschone illustraties van Dan Williams.

So, then. You want a story and I will tell you one... Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and stepmother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Abdullah, Pari - as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named - is everything. More like a parent than a brother, Abdullah will do anything for her, even trading his only pair of shoes for a feather for her treasured collection. Each night they sleep together in their cot, their heads touching, their limbs tangled. One day the siblings journey across the desert to Kabul with their father. Pari and Abdullah have no sense of the fate that awaits them there, for the event which unfolds will tear their lives apart; sometimes a finger must be cut to save the hand. Crossing generations and continents, moving from Kabul, to Paris, to San Francisco, to the Greek island of Tinos, with profound wisdom, depth, insight and compassion, Khaled Hosseini writes about the bonds that define us and shape our lives, the ways in which we help our loved ones in need, how the choices we make resonate through history and how we are often surprised by the people closest to us.

The Kite Runner is the story of Amir, a Sunni Muslim, who struggles to find his place in the world because of the aftereffects and fallout from a series of traumatic childhood events. An adult Amir opens the novel in the present-day United States with a vague reference to one of these events, and then the novel flashes back to Amir''s childhood in Afghanistan. In addition to typical childhood experiences, Amir struggles with forging a closer relationship with his father, Baba; with determining the exact nature of his relationship with Hassan, his Shi''a Muslim servant; and eventually with finding a way to atone for pre-adolescent decisions that have lasting repercussions. Along the way, readers are able to experience growing up in Afghanistan in a single-parent home, a situation that bears remarkable similarities to many contemporary households.One of the biggest struggles for Amir is learning to navigate the complex socioeconomic culture he faces, growing up in Afghanistan as a member of the privileged class yet not feeling like a privileged member of his own family. Hassan and his father, Ali, are servants, yet at times, Amir''s relationship with them is more like that of family members. And Amir''s father, Baba, who does not consistently adhere to the tenets of his culture, confuses rather than clarifies things for young Amir. Many of the ruling-class elite in Afghanistan view the world as black and white, yet Amir identifies many shades of gray.In addition to the issues affecting his personal life, Amir must also contend with the instability of the Afghan political system in the 1970s. During a crucial episode, which takes place during an important kite flying tournament, Amir decides not to act - he decides not to confront bullies and aggressors when he has the chance - and this conscious choice of inaction sets off a chain reaction that leads to guilt, lies, and betrayals. Eventually, because of the changing political climate, Amir and his father are forced to flee Afghanistan. Amir views coming to America as an opportunity to leave his past behind.Although Amir and Baba toil to create a new life for themselves in the United States, the past is unable to stay buried. When it rears its ugly head, Amir is forced to return to his homeland to face the demons and decisions of his youth, with only a slim hope to make amends.Ultimately, The Kite Runner is a novel about relationships - specifically the relationships between Amir and Hassan, Baba, Rahim Khan, Soraya, and Sohrab - and how the complex relationships in our lives overlap and connect to make us the people we are.

The Kite Runner, mengisahkan persahabatan antara dua orang budak lelaki, Amir dan Hassan, saudara sesusuan. Berlatarbelakangkan zaman terakhir pemerintahan beraja di Afghanistan, Amir merupakan anak ahli perniagaan kaya sementara Hassan, anak orang suruhan keluarga Amir dari puak Hazara, puak minoriti yang dipandang rendah. Pencerobohan Soviet ke atas Afghanistan memaksa Amir dan bapanya melarikan diri ke luar negara untuk memulakan hidup baharu di California. Merasakan bahawa dia sebenarnya telah melarikan diri daripada masa lalunya, masa yang menyaksikan pengkhianatan, dan kuasa pembohongan, Amir akhirnya pulang ke Kabul demi sahabat sejatinya, Hassan. Kisah menyayat hati tentang persahabatan, persaudaraan, kasih sayang, pengkhianatan, dan kesengseraan ini memaparkan sisi-sisi lain Afghanistan, bumi yang dahulunya indah, dan sehingga kini, masih menyimpan kepedihan.

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So, then. You want a story and I will tell you one...Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and stepmother in the small village of Shadbagh. Their father, Saboor, is constantly in search of work and they struggle together through poverty and brutal winters. To Abdullah, Pari - as beautiful and sweet-natured as the fairy for which she was named - is everything. More like a parent than a brother, Abdullah will do anything for her, even trading his only pair of shoes for a feather for her treasured collection. Each night they sleep together in their cot, their heads touching, their limbs tangled. One day the siblings journey across the desert to Kabul with their father. Pari and Abdullah have no sense of the fate that awaits them there, for the event which unfolds will tear their lives apart; sometimes a finger must be cut to save the hand. Crossing generations and continents, moving from Kabul, to Paris, to San Francisco, to the Greek island of Tinos, with profound wisdom, depth, insight and compassion, Khaled Hosseini writes about the bonds that define us and shape our lives, the ways in which we help our loved ones in need, how the choices we make resonate through history and how we are often surprised by the people closest to us.

Uma trama sobre vidas partidas, inocências perdidas e o amor de uma família que tenta se reencontrar Em seu segundo romance, o escritor afegão Khaled Hosseini, do aclamado O caçador de pipas, atravessa seis décadas e quatro países - Afeganistão, França, Grécia e Estados Unidos - para contar a história dos irmãos, Pari e Abdullah, que moram em uma aldeia distante de Cabul. Órfãos de mãe, eles têm uma forte ligação, mas acabam sendo separados ainda na infância, sendo obrigados a lidar com a dor da ausência um do outro. Assim, conhecemos também a história de pessoas que, de alguma forma, se relacionaram com os irmãos e sua família. Amor, traição, solidariedade, egoísmo e relações familiares são os temas centrais de O silêncio das montanhas. Um livro que nos mostra como as nossas escolhas podem influenciar o destino de diferentes gerações futuras. Nesta jornada, como o autor diz através de um de seus personagens, “o tempo é como um encantamento. A gente nunca tem o quanto imagina”.

Der Nr.1-Spiegel-Bestseller! Millionen Leser haben auf seinen neuen Roman gewartet: In ›Traumsammler‹ erzählt Khaled Hosseini die bewegende Geschichte zweier Geschwister aus einem kleinen afghanischen Dorf. Pari ist drei Jahre alt, ihr Bruder Abdullah zehn, als der Vater sie auf einem Fußmarsch quer durch die Wüste nach Kabul bringt. Doch am Ende der Reise wartet nicht das Paradies, sondern die herzzerreißende Trennung der beiden Geschwister, die ihr Leben für immer verändern wird. Ein großer Roman, der uns einmal um die ganze Welt führt und in seiner emotionalen Intensität und Erzählkunst neue Maßstäbe setzt. Fesselnder, reicher, persönlicher als je zuvor.

Endelig en ny roman fra forfatteren av verdenssuksessene Drageløperen og Tusen strålende soler. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah og søsteren Pari bor sammen med faren, Saboor, og stemoren i den lille landsbyen Shadbagh. Saboor er arbeidsledig, og familien lever i fattigdom. Søsknene legger en dag ut på en reise til Kabul sammen med faren, lykkelig uvitende om skjebnen som venter dem. Og fjellene ga gjenlyd spenner over generasjoner og kontinenter, fra Kabul til Paris, fra San Francisco til den greske øya Tinos. Med sin umiskjennelige sans for visdom, dybde og innsikt skriver Khaled Hosseini om mellommenneskelige forhold, det som definerer våre liv, hvordan valgene vi tar gir gjenklang i fremtidige generasjoner og hvordan

An unforgettable novel about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else. Khaled Hosseini, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most. Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe—from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos—the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each turning page.

Voor de driejarige Pari is haar grote broer Abdullah meer een vader dan een broer. Voor de tienjarige Abdullah is zijn zusje alles. Als Pari noodgedwongen wordt verkocht aan een rijk maar kinderloos echtpaar in Kabul zet dat een reeks gebeurtenissen in gang die een ontroerend en onthutsend beeld geven van de problemen waarmee mensen geconfronteerd worden. Khaled Hosseini volgt zijn personages van Kabul naar Parijs, van San Francisco naar het Griekse eiland Tinos, en weer terug naar Kabul. Hij onderzoekt de vele manieren waarop mensen elkaar liefhebben, elkaar pijn doen en verraden én hoe ze zich voor elkaar opofferen. Gedreven door zijn inlevingsvermogen en psychologische inzicht, waardoor De vliegeraar en Duizend schitterende zonnen wereldwijde bestsellers werden, toont Khaled Hosseini zich in En uit de bergen kwam de echo eens te meer een geboren verhalenverteller. Khaled Hosseini is een van de meest succesvolle en geliefde auteurs ter wereld. Hij is ook ambassadeur voor de United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees en de United Nations Refugee Agency, en hij is oprichter van de Khaled Hosseini Foundation, een organisatie die humanitaire hulp biedt aan Afghanistan. Hosseini woont in Californië.

Novel based on the traces the unlikely friendship of a wealthy Afghan youth and a servant''s son in a tale that spans the final days of Afghanistan''s monarchy through the atrocities of the present day.

De ongeschoolde Mariam is vijftien wanneer ze wordt uitgehuwelijkt aan de dertig jaar oudere schoenverkoper Rasheed in Kabul. Jaren later moet zij de beeldschone en slimme Laila naast zich dulden, die door Rasheed na een raketaanval uit het puin is gered. Rasheed neemt Laila in huis in de hoop dat zij hem de zoon zal schenken die Mariam hem niet kan geven. In eerste instantie overheersen tussen de twee vrouwen gevoelens van achterdocht en jaloezie, maar door de tirannieke houding van Rasheed ontstaat er langzamerhand een innige vriendschap. Samen zetten Mariam en Laila alles op alles om te overleven in de eindeloze oorlog van Afghanistan, die voor hen ook binnenshuis woedt. Na het overweldigende succes van De vliegeraar verrast Khaled Hosseini zijn lezers opnieuw met een verpletterend verhaal. Over De vliegeraar: ‘Een uitstekende roman. Breed verhalend, gedetailleerd en meeslepend.’ – NRC Handelsblad ‘Een intiem en authentiek verhaal.’ – Het Parool ‘Hosseini geeft zijn geboorteland een kloppend hart.’ – Algemeen Dagblad

A beautifully packaged box set of A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Kite Runner

Mariam and Laila are born a generation apart but are brought together by war and fate. Together they endure the dangers surrounding them and discover the power of both love and sacrifice.

Una conmovedora historia de amistad entre dos mujeres afganas de orígenes muy dispares. Superando con creces el rotundo éxito de Cometas en el cielo, la segunda novela de Khaled Hosseini saltó de inmediato al primer puesto en todos los países donde se ha publicado. Nueva demostración del asombroso instinto de gran narrador de que goza el autor, el libro cuenta la historia de amistad entre dos mujeres cuyos destinos se entrelazan por obra del azar y de las convulsiones que ha sufrido Afganistán en los últimos treinta años. Hija ilegítima de un rico hombre de negocios, Mariam se cría con su madre en una modesta vivienda a las afueras de Herat. A los quince años, su vida cambia drásticamente cuando su padre la envía a Kabul a casarse con Rashid, un hosco zapatero treinta años mayor que ella. Casi dos décadas más tarde, Rashid encuentra en las calles de Kabul a Laila, una joven de quince años sin hogar. Cuando el zapaterole ofrece cobijo en su casa, que deberá compartir con Mariam, entre las dos mujeres se inicia una relación que acabará siendo tan profunda como la de dos hermanas, tan fuerte como la de madre e hija. Pese a la diferencia de edad y las distintas experiencias que la vida les ha deparado, la necesidad de afrontar las terribles circunstancias que las rodean, hará que Mariam y Laila vayan forjando un vínculo indestructible que les otorgará la fuerza necesaria para superar el miedo y dar cabida a la esperanza.

La novela debut número uno en ventas del New York Times que presentó a Khaled Hosseini a millones de lectores en todo el mundo. La inolvidable y desgarradora historia de la improbable amistad entre un niño rico y el hijo del sirviente de su padre, atrapado en el trágico recorrido de la historia, Cometas en el cielo transporta a los lectores a Afganistán en un momento tenso y crucial de cambio y destrucción. Una poderosa historia de amistad, también trata sobre el poder de la lectura, el precio de la traición y la posibilidad de redención; y una exploración del poder de los padres sobre los hijos: su amor, sus sacrificios, sus mentiras. Desde su publicación en 2003, Kite Runner se ha convertido en un clásico amado y único de la literatura contemporánea, conmoviendo a millones de lectores y lanzando la carrera de uno de los escritores más preciados de Estados Unidos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The #1 New York Times bestselling debut novel that introduced Khaled Hosseini to millions of readers the world over. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their sacrifices, their lies. Since its publication in 2003 Kite Runner has become a beloved, one-of-a-kind classic of contemporary literature, touching millions of readers, and launching the career of one of America''s most treasured writers.