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Рецепция на Халед Хосейни и неговия „Ловец на хвърчила“ 20 години по-късно
The Reception of Khaled Hosseini and His Novel “The Kite Runner” 20 Years Later

Author(s): Vyara Nikolova
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Translation Studies
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: Khaled Hosseini; The Kite Runner; reception; translation; Afghanistan; USA; religion; terrorism; literature; human stories; Lyubomir Nikolov; Krastan Dyankov Award

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this coursework is Khaled Hosseini and the place of his debut novel “The Kite Runner” on the Bulgarian literary scene 20 years after its first publication. The text examines the Afghan writer’s novel through its media, readership and translation reception. Among the issues included in Khaled Hosseini’s book are such of violence, terrorism, redemption, the refugee crisis, death, human relationships. Sometimes the stories told may be painful and tough for the readers, yet they give them an opportunity to see Afghanistan in a different way and accept Khaled Hosseini’s homeland not only as a violent place.

  • Issue Year: 16/2025
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 375-394
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Bulgarian
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