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The Kite Runner: Graphic Novel
The perennial bestseller-now available as a sensational new graphic novel.
Since its publication in 2003, nearly 7 million readers have discovered "The Kite Runner." 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 comp...more
Since its publication in 2003, nearly 7 million readers have discovered "The Kite Runner." 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 comp...more
Paperback, 136 pages
Published
September 6th 2011
by Riverhead Trade
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الكتاب جميل فعلا ،، لم أتصور أن يكون معبرا هكذا ،،، فكيف يتم اختصار كتاب تكمن أهميته فى تفاصيله فى صفحات قليلة و اختزال صفحات و صفحات من الوصف الباهر فى مجرد رسوم و مربعات حوار!!
أولا الألوان: جاءت شبه قاتمة معبرة عن الجو النفسي للكتاب.
ثانيا: اختيار أقل الكلمات لتتسع لها بالونة الحوار ،، و لا يصل لك المعنى مع ذلك ناقصا ،، و هذا إبداع د، أحمد خالد توفيق متعدد المواهب :))
إجمالا :: كانت تجربة ثرية.
أولا الألوان: جاءت شبه قاتمة معبرة عن الجو النفسي للكتاب.
ثانيا: اختيار أقل الكلمات لتتسع لها بالونة الحوار ،، و لا يصل لك المعنى مع ذلك ناقصا ،، و هذا إبداع د، أحمد خالد توفيق متعدد المواهب :))
إجمالا :: كانت تجربة ثرية.
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I haven’t read The Kite Runner novel, so I don’t know how this graphic novel fares in comparison. I do have the novel on my bookshelf waiting to be read, and I can honestly say that after reading this fantastic graphic novel that I will be picking up the book by Khaled Hosseini.
I’ll start by saying that there wasn’t anything that I disliked about this graphic novel. I thought that the drawings were stunning, and they really pulled me into the story and made the characters come to life. I focused...more
I’ll start by saying that there wasn’t anything that I disliked about this graphic novel. I thought that the drawings were stunning, and they really pulled me into the story and made the characters come to life. I focused...more
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I loved, loved, loved the artwork. The lovely colours did justice to an equally mosaic novel. Both are equally beautiful and magnificent.
حيث افغانستان .. ليست مجرد بقعة جرداء من العالم يسكنها طالبان وتدور بها معارك لا مبرر لها .. أفغانستان أطفال بلا طفولة .. إعتداء صارخ على الأرض والبشر .. وألم يبدأ من لحظة الميلاد ويستمر حتى الوفاة أو الاختفاء القسرى عن الحياة
ترجمة جيدة جداً لم تغفل المصطلحات الأفغانية مما قرب المعنى أكثر ووضع القارئ فى الجو العام للرواية
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ترجمة جيدة جداً لم تغفل المصطلحات الأفغانية مما قرب المعنى أكثر ووضع القارئ فى الجو العام للرواية
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This book found me. One of my former students gave me a $25 Barnes & Noble gift card for my September 6th birthday. Within 24 hours, I went browsing at B&N, and this book was on one of the first tables I passed. The student who had given me the gift card had talked with me about graphic novels that day. And this book was released on September 6th! Also, just a few weeks ago, I got to meet Khaled Hosseini. He was gracious, allowing me to take a photograph with me, signing my copy of The K...more
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"The Kite Runner" is one of my favorite books, so I had to grab this graphic novel when I saw it on the shelf. I love it when books I like come out in graphic novel format because they're a way for me to experience the story in a different way and to get a refresher in a time-efficient manner. This book definitely didn't disappoint me. I wasn't particularly impressed with the artwork, but that didn't bother me at all in this case. The story is so fantastic that I really didn't notice that the ar...more
As an admirer of The Kite Runner novel, I had high hopes for this graphic novel but was disappointed in this graphic novel version.
It never rises above the level of those Classics Illustrated comics that I read from time to time as a kid.
The Kite Runner story is intact here, but its impact is severely diminished in this rendering. The chronology and characters are hard to follow. The art is fine but has no especially interesting effects.
If you want The Kite Runner story, you're much better off...more
It never rises above the level of those Classics Illustrated comics that I read from time to time as a kid.
The Kite Runner story is intact here, but its impact is severely diminished in this rendering. The chronology and characters are hard to follow. The art is fine but has no especially interesting effects.
If you want The Kite Runner story, you're much better off...more
I gave this five stars, and I stand by that- not everyone else will feel as 'happy' at those five stars as I was... in fact, you just can't call this a /happy/ book. It's five-star-fantastic, but it is ANYTHING but happy.
In the middle east, is a culture FEW westerners understand.
The sudden plunge from normalcy to war has been a terrifying event for them, and not only because of the War itself- but the changes the Taliban wrought, in and of itself, were earth-shattering.
To two small boys, growing...more
In one word: powerful. Having not yet read the novel, this story was entirely new to me. It is a sad story with some beautiful highlights. I learned a lot about issues in Afghanistan and loved the details about the kite races. The friendship shared by Amir and Hassan is tender and faithful.I was disturbed by the rape and the suicide attempt scenes, but this story is so compelling that I needed to finish it.
The artwork perfectly complemented the story. Some scenes were so masterfully rendered th...more
The artwork perfectly complemented the story. Some scenes were so masterfully rendered th...more
This was a hard book for me to read. It wasn't his writing style, because that was terrific. The flow of the story wasn't full of rapids or sharp turns. He treated his readers like they were intelligent, and he only repeated himself when it was necessary. Even then it really wasn't repeating as it was needed enhancements to the story line. The story was beautiful as well. You hated the protagonist, loved him, and as he redeemed himself you became proud of him.
My two problems are first in the goo...more
My two problems are first in the goo...more
رواية أفغانية حزينة. جعلتني أتعرف على الكثير مما أجهله من تاريخ أفغانستان وباكستان من منتصف السبعينات إلى 2001. كما منحتني مشهدا حول المهاجرين الافغان لأمريكا قبل وبعد أحداث سبتمبر 2011. تمنيت ألاّ ينهي المؤلف شخصية حسان بتلك السرعة فقد أحببته أكثر من أمير. ولكني وجدت عوضا في ابنه سوهراب. كرهت آصف واحتقرت مشهده مع الطفل سوهراب. ولكنه الواقع....ستبقى هذه الرواية علامة كلما مرت بي طائرة ورقية أو ذكرا لأفغانستان. وجدت أسلوبها متعبا في القراءة. ربما يرجع هذا لعامل الترجمة أو لأني ارتبطت قبلها برواية...more
The Kite Runner is a book with great impact, carrying a story that you will not forget even years after reading it. Taking place in Afghanistan, Amir, a little boy dreams of winning the kite tournament with his best friend, Hassan. What happens to Hassan that afternoon after winning the kite race greatly effects the both of them and things begin to change between them afterwards, causing them to separate. The novel takes you through Amirs life and even a part of Hassans life in the future from t...more
Had ik maar de roman gelezen in plaats van deze graphic novel, wat een teleurstelling! Het verhaal op zich is prachtig en zal je zeker niet onberoerd laten, de manier waarop het gebracht wordt daarentegen...
De tekeningen zijn er dertien in een dozijn: vlak, eentonig, telkens zelfde kleurgebruik, ... Iets wat je verwacht in een standaard stripverhaal, niet in een graphic novel. Jammer!
De tekeningen zijn er dertien in een dozijn: vlak, eentonig, telkens zelfde kleurgebruik, ... Iets wat je verwacht in een standaard stripverhaal, niet in een graphic novel. Jammer!
May 06, 2013
Maite
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommended to Maite by:
Michelle
Shelves:
2013-shelf
Cometas en el cielo ha llegado inesperadamente a mi, tras organizar la lista de libros que leería este año, Khaled Hosseini se ha colado de la manera más especial que puedo encontrar.
Al culminar esta novela gráfica, me ha quedado un sabor agridulce respecto a la historia. Por una parte, al ser una edición ilustrada, soy consciente de la cantidad de contenido que se omite para poder representar lo que el libro debe de contener, así que en parte me siento afortunada y agradecida de haber conocido...more
Al culminar esta novela gráfica, me ha quedado un sabor agridulce respecto a la historia. Por una parte, al ser una edición ilustrada, soy consciente de la cantidad de contenido que se omite para poder representar lo que el libro debe de contener, así que en parte me siento afortunada y agradecida de haber conocido...more
It's a challenge to fit the depth of the Kite Runner into a condensed graphic novel. This adaptation was ok, but I'm biased, as I loved the book. The illustrations are nice, but the tragedy of the story and intimacy of the boys' friendship was lost. Best for high school, as the mature subject matter in the book is definitely suggested in the graphic novel. Ho hum.
I was so thrilled when I took hold of this graphic novel. I was not sure what to expect, for I have not started turning the pages of the novel, but the call of the drawn replica was so enticing.(I love reading comics & the likes.) The first page lost me, still I continued. And as I got further it hit me so hard, how could a kid sacrifice his one dignity to serve a kid like him. And how could a man do such thing. A monster with a human face. I was in a state of disarray. The story was so sad,...more
مش عارفة اقول اية بصراحة حبيت رحيم خان ثريا حبيت وصفة ليها وشجاعتها كرهت ضعف حسان واستغربت جدا لحادثة السرقة المدبرة منة لحسان بس رفعت الشابو لية لانة واجة نفسة وقبل انة يواجهها ويقف قدام افعلالة متحمل النتائج لاول مرة
رواية انصح بقرئتها
احداثها نوعا ما كانت مشوقة
رواية انصح بقرئتها
احداثها نوعا ما كانت مشوقة
"For you ..... Anything"
No greater love has man than to lay down his life for a friend.
A story of false friendship and true friendship
and betrayal that can not corrupt innocence ...
No greater love has man than to lay down his life for a friend.
A story of false friendship and true friendship
and betrayal that can not corrupt innocence ...
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عندما تنقل لك قصة مصورة هذه الحالة الإنسانية العميقة و تفاصيل حياة مجتمع في فترة ما و كأنك تعيشه فعلا فإنها تستحق القراءة........
النسخة التي قرأتها هي من إصدار دار بلومزبري - مؤسسة قطر للنشر ، باللغة العربية في 507 صفحات ..
بالنسبة للرواية ذاتها ، كانت في بدايتها-على الأقل بالنسبة لي- عاديّة ، وإن كانت ثمّة تفاصيل ممتعة .. ولكن لا أدري لمَ حين وصلتُ للفصل الرابع عشر -منتصف الرواية- شعرتُ باندماجٍ تام مع القصّة لدرجة أنّي أنهيتُ الـ 250 صفحة المتبقية في جلسةٍ واحدة !
وأنا أقرأ تفاصيل زيارة "أمير" لأفغانستان بعد الغياب الذي كان تمنّيتُ لو أنّي أكون هناك ، لا أدري لمَ ، ولكن رغبةٌ ما اجتاحتني لأفعل ذلك ، ربّما للوصف الدقيق ا...more
بالنسبة للرواية ذاتها ، كانت في بدايتها-على الأقل بالنسبة لي- عاديّة ، وإن كانت ثمّة تفاصيل ممتعة .. ولكن لا أدري لمَ حين وصلتُ للفصل الرابع عشر -منتصف الرواية- شعرتُ باندماجٍ تام مع القصّة لدرجة أنّي أنهيتُ الـ 250 صفحة المتبقية في جلسةٍ واحدة !
وأنا أقرأ تفاصيل زيارة "أمير" لأفغانستان بعد الغياب الذي كان تمنّيتُ لو أنّي أكون هناك ، لا أدري لمَ ، ولكن رغبةٌ ما اجتاحتني لأفعل ذلك ، ربّما للوصف الدقيق ا...more
"The Kite Runner" is a graphic adaptation of the novel originally written by Khaled Hosseini. Illustrated by Fabio Celoni and Mirka Andolfo, this graphic novel is filled with 132 pages of vibrant illustrations that bring the story to life. This international sensation tells the story of two friends, Amir and Hassan, and their tumultuous relationship in a country filled with war and violence. The story starts out in Afghanistan during the late 20th century and shifts to America. After witnessing...more
OMG this was terrible. At first I thought maybe I disliked it because it was poorly rendered from novel to comic; but reading the one star reviews of the novel, people hated it for the same reasons I did. Let me preface this by saying I'm not a literary snob, and I don't think people are dumb for loving it. I enjoyed The Power of One when I was a teen, and it wasn't exactly great lit either. But thirty years later I prefer my fiction on the subtler side.
First, the relationship between the serva...more
Apr 02, 2012
The Itzel Library
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
2012,
graphic-novels,
contemporary,
historical,
historical-fiction,
fiction,
society,
political-issues,
drama
Ya había leído algunos comentarios acerca de "Cometas en el cielo", muy buenos, por cierto; y fue realmente una sorpresa cuando conseguí este libro en el correo. Como no he leído la novela, no puedo decir mucho de la historia, salvo que aquí se resume bastante bien -creo-, la esencia de la misma.
Me impactó mucho conocer la historia de Afganistán porque lo poco que sabía hasta antes de leer la novela, es lo que informaban los noticieros. Entonces, no puedo decir que supiera gran cosa, fue muy tri...more
Me impactó mucho conocer la historia de Afganistán porque lo poco que sabía hasta antes de leer la novela, es lo que informaban los noticieros. Entonces, no puedo decir que supiera gran cosa, fue muy tri...more
I read The Kite Runner in July, 2011, and when I discovered it had been made into a Graphic Novel, I really wanted to read it too. The illustrations are exquisite, the detail is wonderful, and I loved it just as much as the paperback.
The Kite Runner: Graphic Novel is about a young boy, Amir, the only son of a popular entrepenuer, growing up in a wealthy part of Kabul, Afghanistan, who betrays his childhood friend and later has a chance to redeem himself. As his father's best friend, Rahim Khan,...more
The Kite Runner: Graphic Novel is about a young boy, Amir, the only son of a popular entrepenuer, growing up in a wealthy part of Kabul, Afghanistan, who betrays his childhood friend and later has a chance to redeem himself. As his father's best friend, Rahim Khan,...more
Oct 20, 2012
Dina Chariag
added it
The Kite runner written by Kahdel Hosseini; was not only a beautiful and sad story, but an amazingly illustrated graphic novel. With 136 pages of pure originality, "the Kite Runner" talks about the Afghani revolution, and the story of two young best friends that through time became enemies. Until one day, when they were all grown up, on of the boys needed to go back to Afghanistan to take care of his best friend, who had just died, son. Turns out, his best friend was more than just a friend, it...more
I made the major mistake of reading this after reading A Thousand Splendid Suns. It was extremely touching and his writing, as always, was beautiful. But I think, as a woman, I related to his second book on a much deeper level. However, it is still a brilliant story and if your heart doesn't go out to the plight of those living in the Middle East after reading both Hosseini's books, it is made of stone. I cried twice when I read this one..twice!
كم من مرة اعدت قراءة جملة ( لاجلك ... الف مرة اخري )رواية تحمل حشد هائل من المشاعر المختلفة من الشر والخيانة الي الوفاء الابدي الي العنف والقتل والحب المطلق والرغبة في السلام
للحظات ايقنت انها رواية من الواقع الحقيقي لا ادري لماذا؟ .
عند بداية قرائتها لم استطع الا تكملتها سريعا لمعرفة كيف النهاية وكي سيكون العدل بين الوفاء والاخلاص والمحبة بلاثمن او دافع وبين الشر والحقد والغيرة والانانية .
فلا يستطيع ان يتعذب فعلا انسان كان بلا ضمير .
رواية لا تستحق سوي فائق التقدير والاحترام والدعاء لنصرة كل مظلو...more
للحظات ايقنت انها رواية من الواقع الحقيقي لا ادري لماذا؟ .
عند بداية قرائتها لم استطع الا تكملتها سريعا لمعرفة كيف النهاية وكي سيكون العدل بين الوفاء والاخلاص والمحبة بلاثمن او دافع وبين الشر والحقد والغيرة والانانية .
فلا يستطيع ان يتعذب فعلا انسان كان بلا ضمير .
رواية لا تستحق سوي فائق التقدير والاحترام والدعاء لنصرة كل مظلو...more
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الرواية فاقت كل وصف
رواية رائعة، منذ زمن طويل لم أقرأ رواية مثلها
بأحداثها بشخصيتها بأسلوب الكاتب نفسه
في الحقيقة في حياتي كلها لم أبكي بحرقة مع الشخصيات مثل هذة المرة
الرواية جردت أصحابها من كل شيء الا من مشاعرهم و عواطفهم
يكفي من روعة الرواية انهيتها بجلسة واحدة
بعض الصفحات لا أعلم كم مرة اعدت قرائتها
أحببت ارض أفغانستان كثير
الارض التي تربى فيها امير وحسان
:)
<< أعتقد أن ذوقي بالروايات سيتغير حقاً
الرواية فاقت كل وصف
رواية رائعة، منذ زمن طويل لم أقرأ رواية مثلها
بأحداثها بشخصيتها بأسلوب الكاتب نفسه
في الحقيقة في حياتي كلها لم أبكي بحرقة مع الشخصيات مثل هذة المرة
الرواية جردت أصحابها من كل شيء الا من مشاعرهم و عواطفهم
يكفي من روعة الرواية انهيتها بجلسة واحدة
بعض الصفحات لا أعلم كم مرة اعدت قرائتها
أحببت ارض أفغانستان كثير
الارض التي تربى فيها امير وحسان
:)
<< أعتقد أن ذوقي بالروايات سيتغير حقاً
May 15, 2013
Scanti
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amazingly beautiful story, it totally changed my perception of afghanistan and the sufferings of its people during the so-called war on terror and talibanization. during that course of history , the way author has described the emotional journey of amir , his guilt, his redemption. it was magnificent! just loved ever word of it!
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Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965. In 1970 Hosseini and his family moved to Iran where his father worked for the Embassy of Afghanistan in Tehran. In 1973 Hosseini's family returned to Kabul, and Hosseini's youngest brother was born in July of that year.
In 1976, when Hosseini was 11 years old, Hosseini's father obtained a job in Paris, France, and moved the family there. They were u...more
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