Drachenläufer

Paperback, 386 pages

German language

Published Dec. 20, 2006 by Berliner Taschenbuch-Verl..

ISBN:
978-3-8333-0149-0
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OCLC Number:
191091012
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50403754

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4 stars (35 reviews)

Afghanistan 1975: ein Land im Schatten der Geschichte. In Kabul wächst der zwölfjährige Amir auf, der unbedingt einen Wettbewerb im Drachensteigen gewinnen will, um seinem Vater seine Stärke zu beweisen. Dazu braucht er die Hilfe seines Freundes Hassan. Hassans Vater ist der Diener von Amirs Vater. Trotz ihrer unterschiedlichen Herkunft verbindet die beiden Jungen eine innige Freundschaft, die allen Herausforderungen aus der Nachbarschaft standhält. Bis am Ende des erfolgreichen Wettkampfs diese Freundschaft von Amir auf schreckliche Weise verraten wird. Diese Tat verändert das Leben beider dramatisch, ihre Wege trennen sich, während das Land gleichzeitig seiner Zerstörung entgegengeht. Viele Jahre später kehrt der erwachsene Amir aus dem Ausland in seine Heimatstadt Kabul zurück, um seine Schuld zu tilgen. Der Leser wird Zeuge der dramatischen Schicksale der beiden Jungen, ihrer Väter und Freunde, und erlebt ihre Liebe und ihre Lügen, ihre Trennung und Wiedergutmachung. Drachenläufer ist ein bemerkenswertes Debüt. »An einem eiskalten, …

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Review of 'The Kite Runner' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Who doesn't love a book that takes you on a journey into a world you knew very little about, this time around the Afghanistan of the narrator's childhood, and then again adulthood? If your answer is "me, I don't care about that", then this book is not for you. I, however, enjoyed this praised novel a lot, with its physical and psychological violence, its mood set expertly by the author, and how it all comes together in a plot spanning a few decades and at least two continents.

Were some things a little too on the nose for my taste? Certainly. The sheer violence of it all may also not to be everyone's liking. I guess it all serves the purpose of the novel, to teach us a lesson in being human. (Cheesy? Yeah, actually, just like a few parts of this book.)

Overall a moving experience, recommended to everyone …

reviewed The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Riverhead Essential Editions)

Review of 'The Kite Runner' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I think the first two thirds is a four star book and the last third is more of a three star book. I just found the end a little too fantastical. Also, my ignorance of the historical parts makes me wonder how much social/political/religious commentary I am just not picking up on and what the real perspective is. But those things aside, it is a page turner. He really nails guilt, what happens when you don't do the right thing out of fear, what happens when you let bullies and sociopaths do their worst.

Review of 'The kite runner' on 'Storygraph'

2 stars

For good or ill, this is the type of book that I'm going to compare to [book:Midnight's Children]. This is not a fair comparison, I'll admit. In the end, though, this book feels more like John Irving than Salman Rushdie. That's not a bad thing, if you're a fan of Irving's neat and tidy, overly contrived plot resolutions.

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Subjects

  • Male friendship
  • Fiction
  • Betrayal
  • Boys
  • Social classes

Places

  • Kabul
  • Kabul (Afghanistan)
  • Afghanistan

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