Hosseini, Khaled
Summary: 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin House LLC 2018
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HOSHosseini, Khaled.
Summary: Two women born a generation apart witness the destruction of their home and family in wartorn Kabul, losses incurred over the course of thirty years that test the limits of their strength and courage.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2007
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOSHosseini, Khaled.
Summary: Presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another, and how choices resonate through subsequent generations. Afghanistan, 1952. Abdullah and his sister Pari live with their father and step-mother 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 Adbullah, Pari, as...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2013
Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC HOSHosseini, Khaled.
Summary: An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2004