What is the story background in The Kite Runner?

Forty years ago, Afghanistan faced the dilemma of internal troubles and foreign invasion: the end of the Afghan monarchy, the invasion of the Soviet Union, the civil war, the rise of the Taliban, and the 9 1 1 incident. Because of the Muslim cultural conflict, the war continues. Racial conflict, religious conflict, cultural integration, personal feelings, social system opposition.

brief introduction

The Kite Runner is the first novel of Afghan-American writer khaled hosseini, translated by Li Jihong, published by Shanghai People's Publishing House in 2003, and became the third best seller in the United States in 2005. This book revolves around the story of kites and two teenagers in Afghanistan, a rich teenager and a domestic servant, as well as the betrayal and redemption of human nature.

Extended data:

Creation background

According to the author's account, he and his brother lived in Kabul like Amir and Hassan, and they spent most of the summer at school. Fly kites in winter and watch john wayne's movies in the cinema. Like Amir, he is an immigrant from Afghanistan. His house in Akbar Khan district of wazir is very big, where he can hold a grand party; They also went to Pagman for a picnic. He has fond memories of his childhood.

Brief introduction of the author

Khalid khaled hosseini was born in Kabul, the Afghan capital, on 1965, and then moved to the United States with his father. Husseini graduated from the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and now lives in California. Determined to brush the dust off the faces of ordinary Afghans and show the world the throb of their souls behind them.

In 2006, due to the great international influence of his works, Housainy won the United Nations Humanitarian Award and was invited as a goodwill ambassador of UNHCR.

Baidu Encyclopedia-The Kite Runner