Overview
La decisión de una humilde familia campesina de dar una hija en adopción a un matrimonio adinerado es el fundamento sobre el que Khaled Hosseini -autor de las inolvidables Cometas en el cielo y Mil soles espléndidos- ha tejido este formidable tapiz en el que se entrelazan los destinos de varias generaciones y se exploran las infinitas formas en que el amor, el valor, la traición y el sacrificio desempeñan un papel determinante en las vidas de las personas.
La historia arranca en una remota y desolada aldea de Afganistán, donde Sabur y su segunda mujer se enfrentan en condiciones precarias a la llegada de otro invierno implacable. Abdulá, el hijo mayor, de diez años, ha cuidado de su hermana Pari desde que era pequeña, y ahora ambos escuchan cautivados la triste historia que les relata su padre antes de acostarlos, la víspera de iniciar un largo viaje que los conducirá hasta Kabul. Allí, en las bulliciosas calles de la capital, dará comienzo este fascinante itinerario que guiará al lector desde el otoño de 1952 hasta el presente, de Kabul a París, desde la isla griega de Tinos hasta San Francisco.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A deeply moving epic of anguish, hope, and above all, the unbreakable bonds of love.
The decision of a humble farming family to give a daughter up for adoption to a wealthy couple is the foundation upon which Khaled Hosseini—author of the unforgettable The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns—has woven this powerful tapestry, interlacing the destinies of several generations and exploring the countless ways in which love, courage, betrayal, and sacrifice play a decisive role in people’s lives.
The story begins in a remote and desolate village in Afghanistan, where Sabur and his second wife struggle under harsh conditions as another unforgiving winter approaches. Abdullah, the eldest son, ten years old, has cared for his sister Pari since she was very young, and now the two listen, spellbound, to the sad tale their father tells them before bed, on the eve of a long journey that will take them to Kabul. There, in the bustling streets of the capital, this captivating journey begins—guiding the reader from the autumn of 1952 to the present day, from Kabul to Paris, from the Greek island of Tinos to San Francisco.
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