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The Kite Runner Graphic Novel - by Khaled Hosseini (Paperback)

The Kite Runner Graphic Novel - by  Khaled Hosseini (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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, in graphic novel format.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The perennial bestseller-now available as a sensational new graphic novel. </b><p>Since its publication in 2003, nearly 7 million readers have discovered <i>The Kite Runner</i>. Through Khaled Hosseini's brilliant writing, a previously unknown part of the world was brought to vivid life for readers. Now, in this beautifully illustrated graphic novel adaptation, Hosseini brings his compelling story to a new generation of readers.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for<i> The Kite Runner </i>(the novel)<i> </i></b> <p/>[A] powerful first novel... political events, even as dramatic as the ones that are presented in <i>The Kite Runner</i>, are only a part of this story. In <i>The Kite Runner</i>, Khaled Hosseini gives us a vivid and engaging story that reminds us how long his people have been struggling to triumph over the forces of violence--forces that continue to threaten them even today.<i>--The New York Times Book Review <p/></i>A beautiful novel... This unusually eloquent story is also about the fragile relationship between fathers and sons, humans and their gods, men and their countries. Loyalty and blood are the ties that bind their stories into one of the most lyrical, moving and unexpected books this year. --<i>The Denver Post</i> <p/>A marvelous first novel... the story of two young boys who are friends in Afghanistan, and an incredible story of the culture. It's an old-fashioned kind of novel that really sweeps you away. --<i>San Francisco Chronicle</i> <p/>This extraordinary novel locates the personal struggles of everyday people in the terrible sweep of history. --<i>People</i> <p/>A moving portrait of modern Afghanistan. <i>--Entertainment Weekly</i>A powerful book...no frills, no nonsense, just hard, spare prose...an intimate account of family and friendship, betrayal and salvation that requires no atlas or translation to engage and enlighten us. Parts of <i>The Kite Runner</i> are raw and excruciating to read, yet the book in its entirety is lovingly written.<i>--The Washington Post Book World<br></i><br>An astonishing, powerful book.--Diane Sawyer<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the United States in 1980. He is the author of the<i> New York Times </i>bestsellers <i>The Kite Runner</i>, <i>A Thousand Splendid Suns</i>, and <i>And the Mountains Echoed</i>. He is A U.S. Goodwill Envoy to the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the founder of The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a nonprofit that provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.

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