Beijing Book Club meeting times and books
BOOK UP FOR DISCUSSION: Kite Runner by Khaleed Hossini.
In The Kite Runner, Amir and Hassan grow up together in Afghanistan like brothers, although they couldn't be more different. Amir is the son of a wealthy businessman, a Sunni Muslim, a Pashtun, and he's educated and reads voraciously. Hassan's father is a servant to Amir's father, and Hassan is a Sh'ia Muslim, a Hazara, he's illiterate, and he has a harelip. But neither boy has a mother and they spend their boyhoods roaming the streets of Kabul together. Amir, though, continually uses his superior position to taunt or abuse Hassan, and one day hides in fear as Hassan is beaten mercilessly by bullies. The Soviet invasion of Aghanistan sends Amir's family to the United States, but he returns there as an adult during the Taliban rule to atone for his sins to Hassan. Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan émigré living in San Francisco and his debut novel has received mostly good reviews. The Denver Post says The Kite Runner "ranks among the best-written and provocative stories of the year so far."
I know the meeting has been tentatively set for January but that's a bit far in advance. Would anyone be up for meeting early December to casually discuss the book but mostly to do the book swap??
Here's the trailer for the upcoming movie:
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I vote for some china-related texts, that and critical theory. I'm serious!!!!
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Recommend some books! Better yet, why not share some of your China lit collection with the rest of us?
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I read an article in the NY Times a couple days ago about the child actors in the film safely being relocated to the U.A.E. Pretty incredible and such a sad story. Is this old news that I'm just catching up on? I wonder if the boys and their families knew the repercussions before they agreed to sign on for the project. In any case, the trailer looks unbelievable, I can't wait to see it. What does everyone else think?
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/movies/03kite.html?ex=1354338000&en=d3f4f4ecf244e382&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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Oh I read that story too. It's pretty scary stuff. I think the trailer looks good but the voice in the trailer sounds like it should be introducing a movie called Die Hard the Ultimatum or something. "TWO boys, BROTHERS at heart... Coming back to the country he DOES'NT KNOW ANYMORE." Way too William Shatner for my liking.
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when and where does the book club meet? what are the books for 2008? thanks! :)
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I read the story the kite runner before and bought one from Beijing Garden Books at 44 Guanghua Road,Chaoyang District..It is great. And another story ,a thousand splended suns ,written by Khaleed Hossini is also very enlightening and profound.I also want to go to the book club meeting.but I don't know how to reach there.
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This is so weird, Dan! I just finished reading Kite Runner a few nights ago! It is absolutely fantastic and I'm down for the book swap/book discussion whenever!!