书名：Kite Runner 追风筝的人
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数840
作者：Khaled Hosseini
出版社名称：Penguin Random House
出版时间：2013
语种：英文
ISBN：9781594632204
商品尺寸：10.8 x 2.5 x 17.3 cm
包装：平装
页数：416

Kite Runner《追风筝的人》一部以史诗般的历史景观和荡气回肠的人性故事，深深地打动全世界各地亿万读者心的文学经典。本书适合阅读过《追风筝的人》中文版的读者，或者对经典英语文学作品感兴趣、英语程度中等的读者。
推荐理由：
1.美籍阿富汗裔作家卡勒德·胡赛尼，美国作家，作品全球销量约4000万册；
2.一部以史诗般的历史景观和荡气回肠的人性故事，深深地打动全世界各地亿万读者心的文学经典；
3.胡赛尼处女作，蝉联Az排行榜131周之久，全球销量600万册，创下出版奇迹；
4.小说如此残忍而又美丽，作者以温暖细腻的笔法勾勒人性的本质与救赎，读来令人荡气回肠；
5.英文原版，无删减，有助于提高文学素养和英文水平。
The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini.The Kite Runnerbecame a bestseller after being printed in paperback and was popularized in book clubs. It was a number oneNew York Times bestseller for over two years, with over seven million copies sold in the United States. Reviews were generally positive, though parts of the plot drew significant controversy in Afghanistan. A number of adaptations were created following publication, including a 2007 film of the same name, several stage performances, and a graphic novel.

12岁的阿富汗富家少爷阿米尔与仆人哈桑情同手足。然而，在一场风筝比赛后，发生了一件悲惨不堪的事，阿米尔为自己的懦弱感到自责和痛苦，逼走了哈桑，不久，自己也跟随父亲逃往美国。成年后的阿米尔始终无法原谅自己当年对哈桑的背叛。为了赎罪，阿米尔再度踏上暌违二十多年的故乡，希望能为不幸的好友尽最后一点心力，却发现一个惊天谎言，儿时的噩梦再度重演，阿米尔该如何抉择？
The Kite Runner tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, whose closest friend is Hassan, his father's young Hazara servant. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy through the Soviet military intervention, the exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the rise of the Taliban regime.

卡勒德·胡塞尼（Khaled Hosseini），1965年生于阿富汗喀布尔市，后随父亲迁往美国。胡塞尼毕业于加州大学圣地亚哥医学系，现居加州，并因其很大的国际影响力受邀担任联合国亲善大使。他的第一本小说《追风筝的人》（The Kite Runner）问世后大获成功，因书中角色刻画生动，故事情节震撼感人，蝉联Az排行榜131周之久，全球销量600万册，创下出版奇迹。《灿烂千阳》是胡塞尼继《追风筝的人》四年后出版的第二本小说，出版之前即获得极大关注，2007年5月22日在美国首发，赢得评论界一致好评，使胡塞尼由新人作家一跃成为受到广泛认可的成熟作家。
Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-born American novelist and physician. After graduating from college, he worked as a doctor in California, an occupation that he likened to "an arranged marriage". He has published three novels. All three of his novels became bestsellers:The Kite Runnerspent 101 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list, four of them at number one.A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) was a Times Best Seller for 103 weeks, 15 at number one.And the Mountains Echoed (2013) debuted near the top of the Times list and remained on it for 33 weeks until January 2014.